In 2021, we were contacted by an elderly couple residing in a retirement village in Oxford. They owned an electric vehicle and required a reliable and straightforward solution for charging it using the retirement village’s electricity supply. The catch was that they wanted to accurately monitor and calculate the associated costs, with the intention of not burdening their fellow residents with the additional electricity expenses.

Understanding the need for a versatile solution that could be tailored to fit individual houses or an entire retirement village, we offered a perfect fix. We equipped them with a Halo Smart IoT Gateway and a Halo Smart IoT Energy Meter. The Energy Meter, designed to work seamlessly with their electric car charger, was easy to install by a professional electrician, ensuring that it could accommodate various setups and applications.

The Halo Smart IoT Gateway further enhanced the system by wirelessly connecting the Energy Meter to the internet, thus enabling convenient and real-time tracking of energy consumption through our user-friendly Halo Smart IoT App. This versatility allowed the elderly couple to monitor their energy usage and related costs with ease, whether for a single home or a broader property portfolio.

The result was an efficient and cost-effective solution that not only satisfied the specific requirements of the couple but also paved the way for future scalability. In the end, they could charge their electric vehicle without concerns about electricity costs, and the data collected allowed them to calculate and allocate expenses accurately without affecting their fellow residents.