This iPhone energy management system provides visual feedback of electricity consumption and its cost, as determined by data received from connected Visible Energy UFO Power Center. By providing data to consumers on what electricity is used for, the Energy UFO assists in energy conservation through increased awareness, behavioral changes and simple automation.
The Visible Energy UFO Power Center is an electrical smart powerstrip of new conception and the Energy UFO application is the visual interface to the smart powerstrip. The electricity used by each of its four electrical outlets is measured and logged during usage. UFO Power Center products communicate over Wi-Fi and with an iPhone or iPod through a home network. The individual UFO Power Center and their outlets can be programmed to turn on and off according to a daily schedule from the application. The electricity consumption and cost of aggregate and individual devices over several months is visualized in the UFO Energy iPhone display application.Once Visible Energy UFO Power Center is plugged in, the application will automatically discover and interact with them to present the consumer’s actual electricity consumption and cost data.
Energy UFO is available for download from the App Store free of charge.

