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In today’s world everyone and everything is interconnected, from smartphones to home appliances and cars. Internet of things (IoT) is an emerging technology that has connected 6.4 billion people and is expected to increase to 20.8 billion by 2020 (Weinschenk, 2015) . Just like Iot is emerging globally, and so is the importance of sustainability and energy efficiency. People are gaining interest in the environment and are looking for opportunities to better their environmental footprint in a cost effective manner. Allowing people to gain access to their energy consumption data, people will be able to hit their most consumed appliances and reduce energy consumption and monthly bills. There are implications to this emerging technology, with more people connecting there is an unknown future to the handling of personal data and storage. This paper will focus Iot and energy management systems (EMS), where people can track and control their energy appliances from their devices.