ecobee Introduces Home Summary to Simplify the Connected Home

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Personalized insights show how ecobee is optimizing comfort, reducing energy costs, protecting the household, and monitoring energy backup readiness.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.“Managing the essential infrastructure of a home, such as HVAC, backup power, and security systems can be complicated. We’re excited to take this next step in simplifying our customers’ lives,” said Greg Fyke, President of ecobee. “Home Summary provides transparency and trust that your home’s most important systems are working effectively, so that you can focus on what matters most to you in your household.”Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns.By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Top Stories will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againGive your home a voice with Home SummaryHome Summary tells you the story of your home in a simple daily digest, which can include details on:Comfort: Understand how the system is behaving and how indoor conditions like humidity can impact how the home feels.Energy: See how outdoor weather conditions influence heating and cooling performance, and how ecobee helps optimize comfort while reducing energy use.Security: Review important activity, alerts, incidents, and changes to the home’s armed status so you can keep an eye on your family’s safety.Solar & Battery: Monitor battery charge, backup readiness, and solar vs. grid energy usage. Receive alerts about any unusual activity and a weather-informed outlook on what to expect, so you stay prepared.Important security moments become clearerAs part of the Home Summary launch, ecobee is also releasing a set of new AI-powered features for ecobee Smart Security subscribers that make it simpler to identify important moments captured via security cameras and sensors, understand what happened, and quickly find related activity with natural language search.Security Activity Summary connects meaningful security activity into fewer but more descriptive notifications, and a simplified Activity Feed, by intelligently grouping related events to tell a more cohesive story (available across ecobee Smart Security Core, Plus and Advanced plans).Video Descriptions add context to recorded activity when enabled, helping customers understand what their cameras captured (opt-in AI-powered feature, available to Advanced subscribers).Quick Search helps customers more easily find important security moments (opt-in AI-powered feature, available to Advanced subscribers).Home Summary begins rolling out to ecobee customers through the app today, and new Smart Security features will begin rolling out by the end of the year.ecobee Inc. was founded in 2007 with a mission to simplify everyday life while creating a more sustainable world. Since launching the world’s first smart thermostat in 2009, ecobee has helped customers across North America save over 53.9 TWh of energy, which is the equivalent of taking all the homes in New York City and Los Angeles off the grid for a year. Today, ecobee continues to innovate with smart home solutions that solve everyday problems with comfort, protection, and conservation in mind. In 2021, ecobee joined Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE: GNRC), a leading global designer and manufacturer of energy technology solutions, and other power products. Generac and ecobee share a vision to deliver a cleaner and more sustainable energy future for customers and communities. The Generac and ecobee home of the future will be more comfortable, secure, resilient, and efficient. 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