IOT CLOUD SOLUTION FOR EFFICIENT ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION.

The solution proposed here aims to optimize the electricity costs of a household, based on time-of-use rates, by reprogramming and automating appliances and devices that are major electricity consumers. It also offers real-time monitoring of the power usage, while providing predictive analyses and optimization solutions based on the collected data, to help the household occupants in making consumption-related decisions. A cloud platform is going to be used to connect home appliances, systems, sensors, and smart meter. The platform will combine the services offered by the Azure IoT Suite, chosen because it facilitates the rapid development of IoT solutions and provides several preconfigured solutions for quickly developing IoT systems. The solution is based on collecting disparate data from sensors and home appliances and processing and analyzing them, in order to assist the customer in identifying inefficiencies, setting specific sustainability goals, and balancing between the budget and the desired comfort. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]