310: Is a Smart Panel Worth It? With Reynolds Holmes

A smart panel adds a few thousand dollars to an already expensive project, so Matt asks the awkward question straight out. Reynolds Holmes, VP of Product at SPAN, answers with a test: will you add an EV, a battery, a heat pump, or a new AC in the next ten years? If yes, he argues the future proofing pays for itself, and he explains why judging the decision on twelve months of old utility bills is backwards math. Matt also pushes on privacy, local API access, and what happens to your hardware if SPAN ever disappears. Watch the Undecided with Matt Ferrell episode, Why is Disney World Grinding Glass Into Sand? https://youtu.be/o5AeXRChgVQ?list=PLnTSM-ORSgi7uzySCXq8VXhodHB5B5OiQ Chapters: * 00:00: Intro * 02:49: Reynold’s Holmes Interview * 47:13: Feedback Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evNiSMCU0lg Support the show directly: https://stilltbd.fm/join/ Audio version of the podcast: https://stilltbd.fm YouTube version of the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@stilltbd YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4-aWB84Bupf5hxGqrwYqLA/join Get in touch: https://stilltbd.fm/contact/ Follow us on: Mastodon - https://mastodon.social/@mattferrell Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/mattferrell.bsky.social Undecided with Matt Ferrell: https://www.youtube.com/@undecidedtechnology Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.