First Green product review/ CURB Monitoring System

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About ENERGYCURB

    It was founded in May 13, 2012 by Erik Norwood and Parnell Springmeyer. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas, United States of America. A tiny team of 8 members and 5 investors have come up with a revolutionary monitoring system, Series A to power your home, smarter. Curb specializes in the fields of energy engagement software and home energy management. Curb makes it possible to take control of your home's electricity use with a single product, find out what appliances and devices are driving your energy bills up. Curb has raised a total of $5.3M in funding over 5 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jan 18, 2020 from a Series A round.

 Keiretsu Forum and Metaform Ventures are the most recent investors.

Product Description

CURB is the home energy monitoring system that helps you take control of your house, condo or apartment and all the energy it uses.

CURB plugs directly into your breaker panel, giving you real-time data on your energy consumption and production, allowing you to:

  • Make smarter decisions about your energy use.
  • Recognize abnormal patterns of energy use, pointing to potential problems of various appliances.
  • Estimate your energy bill, allowing you to see the impact of your energy use on your wallet in real time.

What is CURB?

AN INTERACTIVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY SOLUTION FOR YOUR ENTIRE HOME

Most homes waste more than 20% of the electricity you pay for. CURB uncovers home energy trends, pinpoints power hogs, and gives you control over your home and your electric bill.

A TAP INTO THE HOME NERVOUS SYSTEM

Curb hardware sensors connect to the breaker box – the central hub that routes electricity to home appliances and devices. The sensors monitor usage and communicate with Curb’s software to give you a pulse on your home.

REAL-TIME NOTIFICATIONS

Curb’s mobile app pushes notifications that are personalized and timely. Get tips on how to save more and alerts when you’re over budget or if something is accidentally left on.

INSIGHTS & CONTROLS ON THE GO

Use the app to see how much you’re spending on electricity at any moment, and connect to your favorite smart home devices so that you can remotely turn things off or on from your smartphone.

BRINGING THE SMART HOME TO THE SOLAR INDUSTRY

Curb monitors everything going on inside your home as well as your solar system. Curb shows customers where their energy is being used and how much is being generated, in real time and for less money than traditional solar monitoring systems.

TAILORED REPORTS TO STAY ON TRACK

Weekly emails report progress, identify changes in consumption and make suggestions that are specific and tailored to your home to help you cut costs the following week.

YOUR POWER BUDGET MANAGER

Personalized emails are sent weekly, reporting your power usage — so you can track progress against your energy budget, identifing changes in your consumption and providing suggestions tailored to your home about how to conserve power and money.

PERFECT COMPANION FOR YOUR ELECTRIC CAR

Huge innovations are being made in the area of electric vehicles, but do you know how much it costs to charge your car? With Curb, you can be 100% confident that your car battery is being charged and you can know the exact amount it is costing for personal use and for generating expense reports!