em·power by Smart Systems Technologies is the responsive solution to mass consumer adoption of significant demand side energy management. First generation energy management programs established that technology can be utilized to greatly reduce the consumption of electricity. In order to maximize the effectiveness, the next generation of energy management must also embrace the consumer with additional value-added benefits such as real-time consumption feedback and the ability to budget and organize the way electricity is individually consumed. Applied properly, this technology empowers the energy provider with effective load shedding and peak shifting capabilities while providing the consumer with personalized control of their environment. Please visit the empower Benefits and Deployment Concepts pages to learn more about how the empower system can become a energy consumption regulation tool.