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What does this home actually cost to live in?

Every buyer asks what a home costs. You answer with the price, the taxes, the HOA — but when they ask about electricity, the best anyone can offer is the seller's last bill. And that bill tells the buyer nothing about what they'll pay.

IntelliWatt changes this. It connects to the home's actual smart meter and pulls real usage data — not estimates, not averages, not 'similar homes.' Actual 15-minute interval readings from the utility. Then it lets the buyer run their own lifestyle — their schedule, their thermostat, their EV, their pool — against that real data to see what the home will cost them to operate. Buyers can see recent upgrades the seller has made to the property and model their own planned improvements — solar, battery, HVAC, insulation, windows — to see how each change would affect their costs. IntelliWatt runs their projected usage through the actual rate structures of available plans to calculate what they'd pay on each one — so they can see exactly which plan saves them the most money before they even move in.

For you, that means every listing you represent can answer the one question every other listing can't. No energy expertise required. You invite the seller, the seller onboards their home in a few minutes, and IntelliWatt generates everything — the Home Energy Report, QR codes, brochures, share links, and MLS-ready copy. Buyers access a Buyer Portal where they personalize the projection to their own lifestyle before making an offer.

It's completely free. No cost to you, no cost to the seller, no cost to the buyer. The home's energy cost becomes a feature of the listing instead of a surprise in the first summer electric bill.

Operating cost is about to become a first-class listing field — alongside beds, baths, and square footage. The agents using it now will be the ones setting the standard.

Try it on your own home first. A few minutes, your real smart meter data, and you'll see exactly why buyers want this.