Energy Efficient Living: Smart Homes, Smarter Choices

Smarter living is on everyone’s minds these days, and Samsung is designing its appliances and devices to help you save time, energy and money. With seamless SmartThings integration across our portfolio, you can take better control of your smart home to improve daily routines, cut down on energy costs and make a positive impact on our planet.

From our SmartThings technology to the devices and appliances themselves, here’s how you can start doing “just one thing” to make sustainable living second nature.

How to Lower Energy Consumption & Costs

Smart home technology has revolutionized energy conservation–and the SmartThings app allows your tech to work together to lower energy use (and your energy bills, too). Explore these tips to start living smarter:

1. Connect your appliances and devices to the Samsung SmartThings app. SmartThings helps you monitor your energy usage and utilize routines and automations like a pro – making things like preparing for a dinner party a breeze.

2. Activate SmartThings Energy to discover which devices use the most energy and receive regular tips to help make smarter decisions about how and when you run your appliances. Did you know that the carbon emissions from using or charging your smart home devices vary throughout the day? You can also see your carbon emissions data based on your home’s electricity usage so you can make more informed choices.

3. Turn on AI Energy Mode. Many of our smart devices, such as our refrigerators, TVs, washers and dryers, have AI intelligence built in, allowing you to use AI Energy Mode in the SmartThings app to analyze your energy usage patterns and intelligently reduce your energy consumption, making a difference for both the environment and your electricity bill. For example, you can activate AI Energy Mode on your Samsung TV and it will adjust brightness in real-time to match the lighting in your space. Our TVs can also recognize when you haven’t been in the room for a while (more than two hours) and lower their brightness automatically.

4. Earn Rewards for Saving Energy. SmartThings is now giving out Samsung Rewards Points for saving energy! Accrue energy stamps that convert to Samsung Rewards for every 400wh of energy saved. Eligible users can also enroll in Flex Connect to earn $50 in Samsung Rewards for saving energy when the grid is strained.

5. Set up energy-saving routines and control your devices remotely. Use the SmartThings routines feature to automatically set when and how your appliances and devices function. The app will even tell you if you leave a device on while you’re away — and allow you to turn it off from anywhere.

To help get you started, we’re sharing a special Earth Day-themed SmartThings routine. Simply scan the QR code below to kick start your day with a message from your Samsung soundbar and keep your home running efficiently all day long.

With over 600 ENERGY STAR-certified products across our portfolio, including 95% of Samsung dishwashers, 91% of our refrigerators, 55% of electric ranges and 49% of laundry products, we’re here to help make energy savings simple.

And whether you’re looking to start enjoying energy savings or clear out your pre-loved tech drawer, Samsung makes it easy to responsibly recycle your old devices. Since 2012, we have collected over 1.4 billion pounds of e-waste in the U.S. alone, and this Earth Month, we invite you to join us on the journey. Explore our 1,700+ e-waste drop-off locations from coast to coast to feel good about saying goodbye to your tech.

For more ways to do just one thing this Earth Month and beyond, follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube for tips and tricks about reducing your energy consumption and download SmartThings Energy to make the most out of your appliances’ and devices’ energy use.

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