Oct. 7, 2013: Energy Efficiency Drives the Home Automation Market
Programmable and Smart Thermostats Are Top Technology Installed
ARLINGTON, Va. — Home automation technologies that offer energy efficiency are the most popular type of installed home technologies among consumers in the United States, according to a study released by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®. CEA’s Adoption and Usage of Home Automation Technologies found that 47 percent of online U.S. households indicate they have a programmable thermostat (42 percent) and/or smart thermostat (12 percent) currently installed in their homes.
Technologies providing home security are the second most installed type of technology in homes, with 31 percent of online households indicating they own a security product. Nearly one in five online households (19 percent) have a monitored security system, more than twice the penetration rate of those who have unmonitored security systems (eight percent). Nine percent of online households own a video surveillance system and six percent have electronic or programmable door locks.