WeatherBug App Gives Consumers Insight on How Weather Impacts Energy Use
Works with launch partners Honeywell, Nest, Samsung SmartThings, and Accelerated Innovations
GERMANTOWN, Md. — Earth Networks® announced that its WeatherBug mobile app is the first to integrate big weather data, connected thermostats, and utility meter data to provide consumers with real-time analytics on how weather impacts their energy usage in order to make smarter home energy efficiency and utility cost decisions.
Earth Networks said it operates the world’s largest network of weather sensors, and its WeatherBug consumer users have grown to more than 20 million. From within the WeatherBug Home area of the mobile app, consumers can now connect to their preferred smart home services — including connected thermostat launch partners Honeywell and Nest, and open smart home platform partner Samsung SmartThings, as well as utility data from Accelerated Innovations’ MyMeter. Once connected, consumers will have access to predictive energy usage and costs, to help them control and optimize their energy efficiency and costs, while maintaining comfort and safety, all from the palm of their hand.