Saving energy is easy with Z-Wave, because you can set up your system to accomplish multiple energy-saving “events” automatically. 

For example, one button for the upstairs bedroom not only turns off the bedroom lights – but also the lights throughout the rest of the house. You can have lights that turn on or off, or dim themselves depending on the on/off status of other Z-Wave lights and devices. So if you turn off the house lights when you leave for work, that those lighs can raise or lower their illumination depending on the house temperature. This comes thanks to a Z-Wave thermostat like Wayne Dalton’s that can turn itself down to a pre-determined, energy-saving setting and sets home lights accordingly.

For step-by-step demonstration of how to install a Z-Wave enabled thermostat, click here.

You can also combine your energy-saving lighting control with other Z-Wave tasks within your Z-Wave network. Add security to your home by having your exterior lights turn on or off from indoors from a controller or via commands from another light, with a GE outdoor lighting module. Have your lights come on when a Z-Wave motion detector is triggered, and have those lights send you an alert to your Z-Wave remote monitoring system.