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One of the most important parts of a home automation system or good theater room is the lighting control. Not only are you able to set up scenes to activate with a remote, but you can also use this system to turn off all the lights in your home before bed. Not only does a lighting control system add convenience, but it also is Green. You can custom program lights to turn off automatically or even only turn the lights to 90% of full capacity. The human eye cannot detect that the lights are only at 90%, but you will see a significant drop in energy consumption and lower energy costs. Plus, dimming a light bulb 10% will DOUBLE the life of the bulb.