ecobee has officially announced the launch of its Smart Thermostat Essential, which happens to be a new smart thermostat that offers incredible value and maintains the brand’s signature comfort and convenience features, including a full color touchscreen, at a lower cost.
According to certain reports, the stated device is simple to install, easy-to-use, and in case that wasn’t enough, it also generates serious savings for customers. For better understanding, ecobee’s Smart Thermostat Essential can save up to 23% on annual heating and cooling costs, covering the cost of the device in just six months.
Talk about the given value proposition on a slightly deeper level, we begin from its very ability to conceive energy savings and control. You see, by leveraging the capabilities of Smart Thermostat Essential, customers can easily manage the temperature in their home to maintain comfort and maximize cost savings on their energy bills. Furthermore, it arrives on the scene decked up with features like convenient scheduling and comfort settings, features that enable this thermostat to adapt to any household’s routine, and therefore, help optimize energy use while away and maintain comfort while at home.
Beyond that, the device also automatically learns how long it takes to heat and cool the home, delivering the desired temperature precisely when customers want it. In case that wasn’t enough, when you pair the technology with optional ecobee SmartSensors, the thermostat can even go one step ahead and optimize household comfort in the rooms that are used the most.
“We believe that everyone deserves a smarter home without compromise,” said Greg Fyke, President and CEO of ecobee. “We’re excited to add Smart Thermostat Essential to our smart thermostat lineup, making it easier than ever before for customers to enjoy the benefits of enhanced energy savings without sacrificing comfort.”
Next up, we must expand upon how, Smart Thermostat Essential offers you an intuitive color touchscreen display and ecobee mobile app, which customers can bank upon to seamlessly control the heating and cooling of their home from anywhere. Alongside that, the device sends out alerts automatically, if issues are detected, to prevent heating and cooling disruptions.
Complementing the same would be ecobee’s new Home Energy Reports feature, which helps the customer understand the direct impact of their home’s heating and cooling system’s energy use. Such a setup, on its part, should tread up a long distance to provide insights and opportunities for the purpose of again improving energy efficiency and savings.
Another detail worth a mention here is rooted in the fact that Smart Thermostat Essential is actually compatible with most major smart home ecosystems – including Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, and Google Assistant. This allows customers to personalize their experience and meet their needs in the best possible fashion.
Moving on, Smart Thermostat Essential joins ecobee’s family of award-winning, ENERGY STAR™ certified smart thermostats. At launch, the device will even offer Smart Thermostat Enhanced and Premium models that will bring to your disposal greater capabilities, such as larger displays, built-in radar for improved occupancy and motion detection, indoor air quality monitoring, and integrated speakers.
Among other things, we ought to mention that all ecobee smart thermostats combine premium materials, advanced engineering and eco-friendly packaging to enhance home comfort, security, and sustainability. To top that, there are software upgrades available to let ecobee smart thermostats evolve with customer needs, delivering continuous improvements and new features for years to come.
Founded in 2007, ecobee’s rise up the ranks stems from empowering customers across North America to save nearly 28 TWh of energy. The company’s excellence in what it does can be understood once you consider that number is directly equivalent of taking all the homes in Los Angeles and Chicago off the grid for a year.
