The Pepco Smart Home Pilot skill allows you to monitor and control your home with the power of your voice. You can send commands that control your home’s smart plugs, lights, and connected thermostat.
Before you begin:
Once you’ve downloaded the Pepco Smart Home app and created your Pepco Smart Home account, you can enable the Pepco Smart Home skill using the same credentials. Once you have linked the Pepco Smart Home skill to Alexa, make sure to add devices on the Devices tab within the Alexa app to enable all compatible Pepco Smart Home Pilot devices.
To get started:
You will need to have your Pepco Smart Home gateway and devices installed. Learn more about the Pepco Smart Home devices and get helpful installation tips at pepco.com/smarthome.
Next steps:
After you've set up your Pepco Smart Home environment you can begin monitoring and controlling all of your connected devices. Here are some examples of what you can say: - “Alexa, turn [on / off] [smart home device / group name].” - “Alexa, set [smart home device / group name] to [##]%.” - “Alexa, [brighten / dim] [smart home device / group name].” - “Alexa, set [smart home device / group name] temperature to [##] degrees.” - “Alexa, [increase / decrease] the [smart home device / group name] temperature.” Grouping Devices: This smart home skill allows you to define customized groups of devices right in the Alexa app. For more information on how to manage your groups, visit the Amazon help page: http://tinyurl.com/alexa-smart-home-groups
For more information on how this skill works, visit https://homeenergysavings.pepco.com/smart-home-pilot-program/Amazon-Alexa.
About Pepco’s Smart Home Pilot
Pepco Smart Home is a pilot program created to help Pepco residential customers in Maryland take greater control of their home’s energy use, increase comfort, and reduce energy costs. The Pepco Smart Home Pilot is funded through the EmPOWER Maryland initiative which aims to help Marylanders reduce energy consumption and save money. EmPOWER programs are funded by a charge on your energy bill.
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