Management of gas consumption - Umweltinstitut München

Today, the Bundesnetzagentur estimates that 85% of private households are unable to track their gas consumption during a year, leaving many surprised confused and ill-equipped to make informed decisions when receiving the annual gas bill from their gas provider. People are therefore seeking effective ways to better control their gas consumption and reduce their emissions as well as annual gas bill.

Initiated by the Umweltinstitut München e.V., an interdisciplinary team of 8 computer science and business administration students at Munich University of Applied Sciences has developed PowerMate™ with support from the Co-Innovation Lab: a user-friendly app that provides customers with a compact device, seamlessly connected to their gas meter, along with an intuitive app interface to view real-time gas consumption data. The app not only offers valuable insights into gas usage habits. Users are able to identify spikes in gas consumption and, in case of above average gas consumption, are informed to change their heating behaviour, empowering them to reduce gas consumption. The aim is to simplify gas consumption management and empower users to adjust their heating behaviour to save energy.

Using PowerMate™ is simple and straightforward. Customers can easily connect an old smartphone or sensor to their gas counter and download the app to start visualizing their gas usage. The app provides personalized insights and tips for saving money on gas bills.

For more information: https://github.com/powermate-poc

The Project was carried out with the support of the Co-Innovation Lab at Munich University of Applied Sciences.