Brings unprecedented visibility into power consumption—and the ability to control it. Almost essential if you have a backup battery. 32-circuit limit means large homes won’t have perfect visibility.

Sometimes taking big steps forward into the realm of modern technology means re-thinking the infrastructure that fades into the background of everyday life. That’s why Arch Rao, a former Tesla ...

Look, we understand it's hard to get excited about your fuse box, but if you truly want to control your home intelligently, that's where the party starts. Legrand brings in $6 billion dollars annually ...

Expensive upfront costs Fundamentally alters your home. There are a lot of different reasons why you might want a whole-home backup battery. Perhaps you lose power frequently. You might be expecting ...

Smart electric panels are designed to help you save money on your electricity bill. Here's what you need to know. But how exactly can energy be smart? With a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connection, new ...

How Tom became a general contractor; Smart electrical panels; Window boxes. We look back at twenty years of Tom Silva helping homeowners, and he shares what he loves about being a general contractor; ...

Savant’s Smart Budget feature allows software and automated control over your home’s power use to avoid overloading things. Savant’s Smart Budget feature allows software and automated control over ...

On long stretches of highway, when the landscape turns to stubbly farmland and episodes of Search Engine get stale, I have a secret Rubik’s cube for my idle mind: planning gas stops. Say what you will ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how to do more with your consumer gadgets. Circuit breakers, breaker panels, breaker boxes, fuse boxes—no matter ...