Where can I find out how I'm using energy?
In the SPAN Home app, the "Stats" tab has a section called "How you're using energy," broken into the following categories:
- Lighting and Outlets
- Appliances
- Heating and Cooling
- Transport
- Leisure
How does SPAN know how to categorize circuits?
Circuits are sorted into those various categories based on the name it is given and the appliances added to it. For example, if a circuit is named Kitchen and has a dishwasher added to the circuit, it will be in the Appliances category. More examples are listed below:
| Category | Example Word Matches |
| Lighting and Outlets |
plug, light, outlet, lighting, gfci, gfi, rec, ltg, chandelier, receptacle, recep, lts |
| Appliances |
laundry, fridge, range, stove, stovetop, hood, oven, microwave, refrigerator, freezer, vent, hood, ice, wine cooler, purifier, speedcook, coffee maker, cooktop, dryer, disposal, washing machine, garbage disposal, dishwasher, iron board, washer, vacuum, vac, toaster, blender, trash, computer, appliance, pump, smoke detector, septic, laptop, bike, printer |
| Heating & Cooling |
shower, air compressor, air conditioning, air conditioner, hvac, radiant heat, furnace, a/c, heat, heater, heating, heater, htr, cooler, ac, deepfreeze, air handler, firepit, miniterm, boiler, mini split |
| Transport |
car, tesla, evse, vehicle, ev, tesla connector |
| Leisure | pool, jacuzzi, spa, hot tub, cinema, entertainment, sauna, media, workout, stereo, speaker, audio, tv, television, gym, whirlpool, exercise, game, video, bar |
Energy use over time
Scroll down through the "Stats" page to access "Energy use over time" for a graphical view of your energy usage. Press and hold on the columns on the graph to view energy usage over a smaller period of time.
Why is so much of my energy use in the unknown category?
Circuits without appliances added or with ambiguous names will fall in the unknown category.
Newly installed SPAN Panels will show 100% unknown for up to the first month while SPAN analyzes the names of the appliances and circuits to properly categorize.
SPAN does not analyze individual appliances within the circuit. If there are appliances from different categories on a single circuit, this will affect the energy use statistics. For example, if one circuit has a light, a television, and a microwave, SPAN may categorize it as Lighting, Appliances, or Leisure.
Can I see which circuits fall into which category?
No, the "Stats" tab shows a rough percentage of each category, but does not specify the category of each circuit.
Why don’t I see energy categorization in my app?
This feature is currently only available for SPAN Panel MAIN 32 but not SPAN Panel MAIN 40 or SPAN Panel MLO 48. Not sure which panel you have? Check out this article: How do I know which SPAN Panel I own?