Artificial Intelligence: Engineer develops software to reduce electricity bills by 92%
Pierre Vaugrenard, editor at The Review Quest since 2022
Tired of paying electricity bills that cost an arm and a leg every month? Would you rather put that money elsewhere without changing your habits? Then look no further, because a little genius has come up with a legal solution for drastically reducing your electricity bills.
We were lucky enough to interview him exclusively for The Review Quest on his return from Silicon Valley. In this article you'll find out how to reduce your electricity bills drastically and legally.
Who is Rémy, the Swiss genius who has invented an algorithm to lower his electricity bills?
Rémy is the kind of boy like Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates or Elon Musk. Graduating two years ahead of his peers in engineering, he's heading to Silicon Valley early in 2020 to found the next start-up to revolutionise his industry.
Once there, he came across a study by Harvard scientists explaining that more than 90% of electricity consumed and paid for by households is useless. In fact, all electrical appliances, from household appliances to lamps, consume much more than they should in order to function normally.
And that's when Rémy had the genius idea: Software that analyses and distributes electricity in an optimal way. He set up his algorithm and incorporated it into a box to be plugged into a power socket... the result was amazing: a 92% reduction in his electricity bill without changing a single one of his habits.
He then set up his own company, SmartEnergy, and began marketing his box in the United States.
Three months later, it's a real hit. First in Nevada, then in Texas and finally in Arizona, this intelligent box is the talk of the town, enabling thousands of households to reduce their electricity consumption without changing their habits.
What is this box that allows you to reduce your electricity bills by 92%?
This is what the SmartEnergy box looks like. It's a small box that plugs into any electrical socket. The advantage is that anyone can use it - it works just as well in a flat, a house or a mobile home. All you need is an available power socket.
Once plugged in, the box will immediately detect the electrical appliances and analyse their consumption. Once the analysis is complete (which takes less than an hour), the algorithm inside the box will distribute the current to all the electrical appliances in an ultra-optimised way.
This optimised distribution reduces wasted electricity by 92%.
How does it work exactly?
Here are the instructions:
1. Find an unused socket outlet
2. Plug SmartEnergy into the mains socket
3. Leave the SmartEnergy box plugged into the socket 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. benefit from a reduction of up to 92% on your electricity bill without changing your consumption habits
If you want to move it, just unplug it and plug it back into the socket you want. It's as simple as that.
PS: detailed instructions are supplied with the product
How much money can I save with SmartEnergy?
To answer this question, we installed the SmartEnergy box in two different homes and compared the electricity bills from one month to the next.
First test: 55m² flat for two people (a couple):
Average bill over the last 12 months (before installation) : 122€
Average bill after 3 months of use : 21 (82% discount)
Average annual savings : 1200€
Second test: 145m² house for five people (two parents and three children):
Average bill over the last 12 months (before installation) : 355€
Average bill after 3 months of use : 42 (91% discount)
Average annual savings : 3566€
In short, it's difficult to estimate precisely in advance how much money the SmartEnergy box could save you, because we all have different homes and different electrical installations.
But what is certain is that in 100% of cases the box saves money. In the worst-case scenario, savings are around 80%, and in the best-case scenario they can even exceed 90%.
One last thing to know. Under 70m², a single SmartEnergy box is sufficient, but over 70m² of living space, it is recommended that you install several SmartEnergy boxes so that the algorithm can detect all the appliances.
Is it dangerous? Is it legal?
As mentioned above, the box optimises electricity distribution, preventing unnecessary energy from being consumed. It is not an electricity meter modifier. If this were not legal, the company would not be allowed to market its box anyway.
The box is therefore 100% legal and risk-free. You have every right to buy it. If you no longer wish to use it for any reason, simply unplug the box.
As you might expect, the electricity suppliers don't take a very favourable view of this box being put on the market, so they'll do what they can to make sure you don't hear about it. But there's nothing they can do to legally prevent you from owning this box and saving money with it.
What is the price and delivery time?
The company has announced a retail price of €99 for its SmartEnergy box. This may seem an expensive price at first glance, but it's a very attractive one in the long term, because once installed, it will save you money every month. For most households, the box is repaid in just 2 months.
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UPDATE : Following Rémy's interview, SmartEnergy decided to offer a 50% discount to the first 1,000 French-speaking buyers.
This means that you don't buy the box to 99€, but for 49 only (delivery included)! They already have warehouses in France, so deliveries take just a few days.
If you'd like to get your own, simply click on the button below to check the availability of the SmartEnergy box.
PS: this 50% discount is only available to the first 1,000 buyers. If you're interested in this product, I'd advise you to hurry, because there are more than 100,000 of you who read us every day.
Here's what they have to say about SmartEnergy
"I'm still stunned by the effectiveness of this little box. I still don't understand why it's not better known than it is, I'd never even heard of it before I bought it. I've only been using SmartEnergy for a month, but I've already cut my bill by more than half since last month. It's really incredible, thanks to SmartEnergy I can put aside almost €50 every month, in less than a month I've made my purchase pay for itself" - Agathe, 44 years old
"I have a friend at EDF, so I already knew that the electricity and gas suppliers were taking a big mark-up, but at this point I would never have suspected. With just one SmartEnergy box, I've cut my bill by 88% compared with before, and a friend of mine who bought one has cut his by 90%. I think it's really amazing, and I'm telling everyone around me about it so that people can take advantage of it too." - Jean-Marc, aged 61
"If I had to recommend just one product this year, it would definitely be the SmartEnergy box. It paid for itself in less than a month with the savings we've made, and now that electricity is cheaper, we can afford to use more than before. - Nathalie, 35 years old
Conclusion: what are we to make of this magic box that allows everyone to reduce their bills?
Whether we like it or not, the SmartEnergy box is a real thunderbolt in the world of energy. It's safe to assume that in a few months' time, everyone is going to be equipping themselves and making huge savings (which won't please the market giants at all).
In our opinion, it's a very good product and we can only congratulate Rémy on his ingenuity, which is enabling thousands of households to make savings without changing their consumption habits.
How do I get one?
If you'd like to buy one now, it's very simple: You can order it directly from the official SmartEnergy website, which is the only one to sell this product.
The SmartEnergy device comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee, so there's no risk in trying it out! If you act now, you can still take advantage of their exceptional 50% discount, valid only until the weekend. So don't wait to take advantage of Smart TVs at bargain prices!
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