The vision of a future where homes operate dynamically with the grid to make electricity more affordable and provide multiple benefits for homeowners and utilities isn’t so far off. In fact, the concept is here now, poised for growth, and critical to meeting building decarbonization and carbon reduction goals across the Northeast region. As the smart home continues to mature, it has increased the ability to make homes positive contributors, rather than negative drains. Through the use of grid-connected solutions, the region can combat climate change in a meaningful way - all at the tips of your fingers. When people understand their energy usage, they can make improvements to both energy efficiency and reducing carbon based energy sources, as well as to the health and comfort of their home. In order to further reduce the region's energy use and carbon emissions amongst homes and buildings, the region must continue adopting energy efficiency practices and smart energy technology within homes and buildings. By focusing on policy and program initiatives that speed smart energy home and building technology adoption and efforts, the region can begin to realize the energy efficiency and grid-modernization solutions including load management, increased electrification, and demand response.