San Ramon, CA – May 19, 2026 at 9 AM PST – The Z-Wave Alliance, the standards development organization dedicated to advancing the smart home and Z-Wave® technology, is highlighting several Z-Wave Certified devices designed to help homeowners reduce energy consumption, improve efficiency, and better manage connected home environments as energy costs continue to rise heading into the summer cooling season.
Smart home technology continues to play an increasing role in residential energy management as consumers look for practical ways to reduce electricity usage without sacrificing comfort, convenience, or security. Across the Z-Wave ecosystem, manufacturers continue to introduce Z-Wave and Z-Wave Long Range devices that automate lighting, climate control, appliance management, and energy monitoring through connected smart home systems.
Recently certified Z-Wave devices receiving attention for energy management applications include:
- Aeotec Home Energy Meter 8 which works with SmartThings and allows users to track whole-home electricity usage in real time, giving homeowners detailed visibility into energy consumption trends and helping identify devices or routines driving higher utility costs. Popularly paired with the new Aeotec aërQ Temperature & Humidity Sensor which measures temperature, humidity and dew point and reports them to a central controller for a comfortable home all of the time.
- Jasco Enbrighten Z-Wave In-Wall Smart Dimmer enables homeowners to reduce lighting-related energy usage by automatically adjusting brightness levels based on schedules, occupancy patterns, or time-of-day automation routines while also supporting LED efficiency optimization.
- The super sleek Heatit Z-TRM7 Thermostat improves heating efficiency through programmable temperature control, real-time power consumption monitoring, and automated Z-Wave routines that can coordinate heating schedules, connected relays, and additional thermostats across larger smart home environments all designed to improve energy efficiency during peak usage periods.
- The Honeywell Home T6 Pro Z-Wave Thermostat with SmartStart helps homeowners reduce heating and cooling costs through programmable scheduling, occupancy-based automation, and remote climate control while simplifying installation and onboarding through SmartStart-enabled Z-Wave setup and interoperability across connected smart home systems.
- The Inovelli Z-Wave® On/Off Smart Switch has a built-in humidity sensor that automatically controls lights, fans, outlets, and other general-purpose loads to keep your space comfortable and dry. Perfect for bathrooms, laundry rooms, and basements, it can kick on a fan when humidity spikes and turn things back off when the air clears making for a cleaner, dryer and more energy efficient space.
- Shelly Wave PM Mini gives homeowners detailed real-time visibility into appliance and circuit-level energy consumption through a compact Z-Wave 800 Series and Z-Wave Long Range-enabled power monitoring device designed for modern energy management and automation applications across larger homes and properties
- Zooz ZEN15 Power Switch monitors and controls high-energy appliances such as space heaters, window air conditioners, and entertainment systems, helping reduce standby power consumption and avoid unnecessary energy drain especially necessary during those warm summer months.
The growing adoption of connected energy management technologies reflects broader consumer demand for smarter, more efficient homes that can adapt automatically to occupant behavior, seasonal conditions, and utility costs.
All devices highlighted by the Z-Wave Alliance are part of the Z-Wave Certified ecosystem, which requires products to complete rigorous interoperability, security, and standards compliance testing. Z-Wave devices are designed to work together across brands and categories, allowing homeowners and professional integrators to build flexible smart home systems tailored to individual household needs.
Additional information about Z-Wave Certified devices is available in the Z-Wave Certified Product Catalog.
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About the Z-Wave Alliance
The Z-Wave Alliance is an independent member-driven Standards Development Organization dedicated to developing and advancing Z-Wave® technology as an open and internationally recognized ITU standard (G.9959) for smart home and IoT solutions. Alliance members continue to shape and drive the future of Z-Wave through open development in the Alliance Open Source Work Group. With more than 300 million devices installed globally and over 4,500 certified devices in the Z-Wave ecosystem, Z-Wave Alliance member companies provide leading-edge products and systems that deliver increased comfort, convenience, energy conservation, safety, security, and more. The Z-Wave Long Range (ZWLR) specification uniquely enables IoT applications beyond the home. With a range of up to 1.5 miles, ZWLR delivers the performance and scalability required in multi dwelling unit (MDU), hospitality, commercial and industrial deployments, as well as other applications. Learn more at www.zwavealliance.org
The Z-Wave Alliance Board of Directors is comprised of executives from ADT, Alarm.com, Assa Abloy, BlueConnect Partners, Fortune Brands, Johnson Controls Inc., Nabu Casa, Silicon Labs, Trident IoT, and Vivint.
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