New Smart Outlet Saves Power

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used to help you reduce your electric bill. Currant, a startup dedicated to making smart home devices that reduce energy consumption, has announced its first AI-driven product. The “Currant Smart Outlet,” works with a companion app that tracks real-time electricity usage and displays graphs to show where energy is being consumed and how much it’s costing you.

The app also lets you remotely monitor and control each outlet and connect it to Amazon Alexa and Google Home devices to enable voice control. You can also set “outlet-specific rules” to follow your schedule or you can use the outlet normally for a week, and the app will suggest rules to set based on your behavior, like suggesting you turn off that Xbox or unplugging the Keurig when you’re not using them.  That means you can start seeing these usage changes reflected as savings to your

Using the outlet is as simple as plugging it in and connecting to the app, available for both iOS and Android. Once that’s done, the app will detect the outlet and immediately display real-time information on the energy used. The Smart Outlet comes in two versions — Bluetooth and WiFi — and while both allow for energy monitoring and AI-recommended scheduling, only the WiFi version works with home assistants and lets you control the outlet from anywhere.  Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy.

The gadget also features two individually controlled outlets and can be rotated when plugged in to keep cords tidy, and as an added bonus for consumers, Currant says its outlet has the highest safety ratings of any smart outlet on the market. Currant’s Bluetooth Smart Outlet costs $49.99, and its WiFi Smart Outlet is $59.99. They are available now at both Amazon.com and Currant.com.

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