Energy management is on everyone's mind these days. Controlling the use of energy in your home can be a difficult task. The em·power system can make the task easier by controlling some of the equipment and appliances in your home that use energy. Heating and cooling can be automatically set back during times that the home is unoccupied. The intensity of light in the home can be adjusted based on sunrise and sunset times. Nonessential electrical appliances can be switched off when security is armed, averting the possibility of energy being wasted. The money saved can easily and quickly return the em·power investment while at the same time saving nature's resources.