California Energy Provider Uses IoT-Based Software to Manage HOA Energy Use

Three Phase Electric, a lighting and electrical service provider to homeowner associations in Southern California, announced an IoT-based smart community program using Persistent Systems software to automate and streamline electrical management. The program, dubbed Common Sense Smart Community, monitors lighting, irrigation, swimming pool water quality and temperature, with an eye toward improving efficiency, said Three Phase. The software is able to detect if a high-powered light bulb is used in an area where it isn’t needed and to shut off water if a leak or broken pipe is detected -- and then issue appropriate alerts, said the provider. Residents can see the status of the community facilities and repairs, such as whether a repair is underway or the water temperature at the community pool, it said.