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Lutron Smart Home
Take Home Automation to the next level with intelligent devices from Lutron Electronics.
- Comfort and Convenience
- Energy Efficient Lighting
- Temperature Control
- Shading
Lutron – One of America’s First Electronics Companies
The term Smart Home is new to most people, but one American company got its start in 1961 and continues to be a leader today. The Lutron Electronics story began in New York City in the late ‘50s when company founder, Joel Spira, began working on the world’s first solid-state dimmer switch. A dimmer switch might not sound like cutting-edge technology, but it was at the time. Spira’s new dimmer switch was based on the transistor, a device that had only been invented a few years earlier. With previous dimmer switches, a bulb was dimmed by ‘burning off’ electricity in the form of heat. Spira’s dimmer ‘interrupted’ power flow to the lamp. This meant a dimmer switch now fit in a wall box and used much less energy.
Energy Efficient Lighting
Lighting is more than just style. Lutron’s energy efficiency controls ensure lighting is only on in occupied rooms and dimmed to amount of light needed. Say goodbye to walking around the house turning off the lights your kids left on. Some areas of California offer rebates and incentives for using energy efficient lighting systems, such as the Riverside Efficiency Program.
