An Intelligent Thermostat Saves Energy for Hotels

Travelers are culprits to leaving the air conditioner on the highest level when leaving the hotel room. They can be gone for hours or once they checked out, hours pass before housekeeping gets to the room. Multiply this energy wastage by the numbers of rooms in the hotel, and you find yourself paying a higher energy bill that could have been prevented. It’s clear an energy management system is needed to cut out the wastage. EcoSmart has aimed to help fulfill this need using a little help from the cloud and smart thermostats.

EcoSmart from Telkonet’s energy management system has been created to extend the costing saving solutions into occupancy sensors, light controls, televisions and even outlets. Out of all their solution, the spotlight goes to EcoSmart’s thermostat that not only controls the temperature but collects minute-by-minute data about a guest’s temperature needs.

“This is truly an intelligent thermostat in that there’s a microprocessor on board,” said Jason Tienor, Telkonet chief executive. “It’s actually recalculating every second of the day” to control the air conditioning or heat once a guest leaves the room, and then to recover to the desired temperature at the time guests typically return.

The technology is part of a increasing focus in the energy-efficiency business to use integrated monitoring systems to help companies save on their energy costs. In the United States, market research firm Lux Research forecast the market for sensors and controls for building energy-management systems is projected to grow at a rate of 17% per year. A similar growth rate is projected in Europe, with the combined market size for both regions reaching $4 billion by 2020.