Control Every Circuit
From Your Phone
Smart electrical panels, whole-home energy monitoring, and automation systems that let you control, schedule, and optimize every circuit in your home from a single app. RO installs SPAN Panels, Lutron systems, energy monitors, and smart wiring infrastructure — the backbone that makes everything else work together.
Smart Home & Automation
Guide
Smart Electrical Panels
The SPAN Panel replaces your traditional breaker panel with a 32-circuit smart panel that lets you control and monitor every circuit from your phone. See real-time energy usage per circuit, set schedules, prioritize circuits during battery backup, and receive alerts. At $8,250–$9,250 installed, it's the most impactful single upgrade for whole-home energy intelligence. The Lumin Smart Panel ($4,000–$6,000 installed) retrofits onto your existing panel — smart modules clamp onto specific circuits for load management without a full panel swap.
Energy Monitoring
Even without a smart panel, whole-home energy monitors give you circuit-level visibility into where your power goes. The Emporia Vue ($100–$200) uses CT clamp sensors on individual circuits for precise tracking. The Sense Energy Monitor ($300) uses AI to identify device-level consumption from just two sensors on your mains. Both connect to smartphone apps showing real-time and historical usage. Most homeowners find 10–15% savings just from awareness of energy waste.
Automation & Control
Lutron Caseta ($200 starter kit) makes existing lights and fans smart without special bulbs — reliable wireless technology that works even if your internet is down. For luxury homes, Control4 provides professional-grade automation of lighting, shades, HVAC, security, and audio from a single platform. Smart wiring infrastructure (Cat6 runs, low-voltage panels, dedicated circuits for hubs) is the foundation that makes all automation reliable long-term.
Why It Matters Here
South Carolina's hot summers drive high HVAC costs. Smart energy management — automated schedules, circuit-level monitoring, and load-shedding during peak hours — can cut energy bills by 15–20%. When paired with solar and battery storage, a smart panel like SPAN optimizes how your home generates, stores, and uses power. It's also a major resale value driver — 79% of home buyers actively seek smart home features.
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Warning
Signs
Your electricity bill is high but you don't know why
Without circuit-level monitoring, you're guessing at what's consuming the most power. A smart panel or energy monitor reveals the exact culprits.
You have solar/battery but no visibility into energy flow
Without a smart panel, you can't see how your solar, battery, and grid power are interacting in real-time. You're flying blind on the most expensive system in your home.
You're doing a renovation and opening walls anyway
The cheapest time to install smart wiring infrastructure (Cat6, low-voltage panel, dedicated automation circuits) is when walls are already open. Retrofitting later costs 3–5x more.
You own multiple smart devices that don't work together
Random smart plugs, bulbs, and switches from different brands create a fragmented system. A unified platform (Lutron, Control4, or SPAN) brings everything under one app.
You want to manage your home remotely
Whether you're traveling or at work, smart panels and automation let you monitor energy usage, turn circuits on/off, and receive alerts about unusual consumption — all from your phone.
Power outages leave you unable to prioritize what stays on
A smart panel with battery backup lets you automatically shed non-essential loads (pool pump, water heater) to extend battery life for critical circuits (fridge, internet, medical equipment).
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Our
Process
Needs Assessment
We discuss your goals — energy monitoring, automation, backup optimization, or all three. We evaluate your existing panel, wiring infrastructure, and Wi-Fi coverage to determine what's needed.
System Design
We design the solution: SPAN Panel vs. Lumin retrofit, energy monitor selection, automation platform choice, and any supporting infrastructure (Cat6 runs, dedicated circuits, Wi-Fi improvements).
Infrastructure Work
If needed, we run Cat6 cable, install low-voltage panels, add dedicated circuits for automation hubs, and improve Wi-Fi coverage at critical locations. This is the foundation everything else relies on.
Panel & Device Installation
Smart panel swap (if applicable), energy monitor sensor installation, smart switches/dimmers, and hub setup. Everything is configured, paired, and tested on your network.
Programming & Training
We program schedules, automations, and backup priorities. You get a hands-on walkthrough of every app, every automation, and how to adjust settings yourself. No "call us to change a setting" dependency.
Cost & Lifespan
Prices are estimates for Upstate SC — get a real quote for your project.
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