User Analysis

Home owners

User A is a home owner who has some familiarity with desktop applications and mobile phone apps.

He would like to be able to turn devices on and off from outside the house and to keep track of the total energy consumption of the appliances in his house.

He prefers an app that would require little to no maintenance, but would enable the user to change the settings. He would like to be able to buy energy from cheaper sources, when possible, meaning that the ability to sell energy is also important.

He would like the system to be able to access current pricing and automatically turn devices on and off or change their set point, depending on the current energy cost.

He does not want to deal with passwords and complicated security settings.

Shared home users, with roommates

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