Ecobee Smart Thermostat Conserves Energy, Money

The ecobee Smart Thermostat is a programmable thermostat that will help you not only reduce your footprint and conserve energy, but save money as well. Using it is simple.

The unit is equipped with a touch screen display that makes programming quick and easy. You can change the temperature simply by touching and dragging the temperature reading along a thermostat diagram. You can also program the ecobee to have different settings for each day of the week and even each hour of the day, depending on your needs. A calendar view lets you easily see what your programmed settings are.

The best feature about the ecobee Smart Thermostat is that it is equipped with Wi-Fi. You can register your Thermostat with ecobee which allows you to access and program it online from your personal web portal. The portal also provides you with data on your electricity use - you can see your average, maximum and minimum use by day or hour so you can target high use times. It also gives you instantaneous readings so you know what you are currently using. This makes for a great way to proactively attack your energy consumption. It will also provide you with weather information and forecasts so you can make informed decisions while programming the thermostat. The ecobee will also provide alerts and reminders when something is wrong or the system needs to be serviced.

There are many other features that you can see on ecobee's very user friendly site. It is not currently available but is expected to start shipping early in 2009. They are accepting pre-orders through their site. The ecobee Smart Thermostat will cost $385 U.S. plus shipping and taxes. It should be installed professionally so that will add to the price as well.

[via ecobee]