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High-ROI Coastal Automation Solutions
Vacation Rental Management: Seamlessly control smart locks, security cameras, and smart thermostats from anywhere. Perfect for rental owners in Carolina Beach, Wrightsville Beach, and Sunset Beach looking to reduce energy costs and monitor their properties remotely.
Sea Turtle-Compliant Smart Lighting: Automate your exterior lighting to comply with local nesting ordinances in Oak Island and Holden Beach without having to flip a switch.
Corrosion-Resistant Outdoor Entertainment: Automated, weather-proof outdoor lighting and audio systems designed specifically to withstand the harsh salt air of our NC coastal environment.
Smart Electrical Panels: Smart panels are quickly becoming an excellent investment, especially for properties with EV chargers, battery and solar systems, and generators. Some panels are so advanced they allow you to:
Monitor energy usage on individual circuits.
Shut off circuit breakers remotely or by time or other triggers.
Manage load on your generator when it is running to enable you to run HVAC units without stalling the generator.
Find vampire loads and other wasted electricity.
Self diagnose and diagnose electrical issues before they happen.
Allow you to manage load on your utility during peak hours.
Voice Controlled & App based systems
"Hey Google, turn on the kitchen lights." Voice control is one of the most popular and convenient ways to interact with your smart home. We can integrate your smart home devices with popular voice assistants like Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, giving you hands-free control over your home. We also design intuitive app-based systems that give you complete control of your home from your smartphone or tablet, whether you're at home or on the go.
providing the best automation and smart home solutions to Brunswick county & new hanover county
WaveRider Electric & Automation serves the small businesses, HOAs, and homeowners of Ocean Isle Beach, Holden Beach, Oak Island, and Wrightsville Beach with customized solutions ensuring you get the result you are looking for.
Want to get the money or time you spend cleaning a pool, cutting grass, vacuuming and mopping floors, and watering your grass? From Riverlights and Wilmington, to Ocean Ridge and Sunset Beach we can help you automate your property.
Custom Smart Home Automation Systems
WaveRider Electric & Automation provides professional smart home automation services, including intelligent lighting control, smart thermostats, motorized shades, audio/visual setups, smart electrical panels, and security camera integration. We expertly design, troubleshoot, and install robust smart home systems for homeowners and property managers across Bolivia, Southport, Wilmington, Oak Island, Wrightsville Beach, Ocean Isle Beach, Sunset Beach, and the surrounding coastal communities in Brunswick and New Hanover counties.
The Engineer’s Approach to Residential Automation
Smart home systems require more than just plugging in a hub—they require a deep understanding of electrical loads, networking and security, and system integration. Led by Jason Wagner, a licensed Master Electrician with a degree in Electrical Engineering and a background in complex industrial automation, WaveRider Electric brings a higher level of technical troubleshooting and precision to your home. We build customized, reliable automation systems that work seamlessly.
Network capabilities
Have you purchased Spectrum or Focus Broadband and do not get the speed you hoped for at your home, business, or vacation property? WaveRider has the experience and knowledge to install, upgrade, and troubleshoot network issues with ethernet (Cat5, Cat6, Cat7), WiFi, and unfinished media boxes. We regularly service homes from Palmetto Creek in Bolivia, Ocean Ridge Plantation in Ocean Isle Beach, to Compass Pointe and Brunswick Forest in Leland. The typical issues we hear are unacceptable speed and reliability of WiFi, unlabeled and unterminated wiring, cabling issues, and a variety of other.
With years of Industrial and Home Automation experience, owner Jason Wagner can find you a solution to get what you want out of your home or business network. We provide innovative solutions to issues other companies would not touch. Offering the newest technology and products guarantees satisfaction. We can even use your existing coax cables and MoCa technology to give you a hybrid hard wired network with WiFi access points that utilize cutting edge mesh WiFi 6 and 7 networks for a well organized and future ready network with no hassles, no latency, and blazing fast speed.
Common Questions/ FAQs
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Yes. As a Master Electrician, we specialize in retrofitting older homes in Brunswick and New Hanover counties with modern automation. We can evaluate your current wiring, perform any necessary panel upgrades, and install smart switches and hubs that don't require tearing open your walls.
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Absolutely. We regularly install remote-managed automation systems for vacation properties from Wilmington down to Ocean Isle Beach. These setups allow you to automate climate control between guests and issue temporary digital keys, greatly improving your rental's efficiency and security.
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A smart electrical panel is an upgraded breaker panel that lets homeowners monitor, control, and automate their home’s electrical circuits using a mobile app or smart home system. Instead of a traditional panel that simply distributes power, a smart panel provides real-time energy monitoring, remote circuit control, and automation capabilities.
With a smart panel, you can:
Monitor how much electricity individual circuits and appliances are using
Turn circuits on or off remotely from your phone
Set schedules or automation rules for certain loads
Prioritize essential circuits during power outages or when running on a generator
Integrate with solar, battery storage, and smart home systems
Smart panels are becoming popular in modern smart homes, homes with EV chargers, solar systems, battery backup, and whole-home generators because they give homeowners more control over their energy use and electrical system.
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Yes — a smart electrical panel can help reduce your electric bill, but mostly by improving energy awareness and load management rather than magically using less electricity.
Smart panels track electricity usage by individual circuit or appliance, allowing homeowners to see exactly where energy is being used. This makes it easier to identify high-energy devices, reduce unnecessary usage, and schedule certain loads for off-peak times.
Many systems can also:
Show real-time energy usage in a mobile app
Identify which appliances use the most electricity
Automatically manage large loads like EV chargers or HVAC systems
Optimize energy use when running on solar, batteries, or backup power
For example, some smart panels provide energy insights and automation designed to lower electricity costs by managing circuits and monitoring consumption patterns.
While savings vary by home, smart panels are especially valuable in homes with:
EV chargers
Solar panels
Battery storage systems
Whole-home generators
High energy usage
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Several manufacturers produce smart panels or smart panel systems for residential homes.
Popular smart panel brands include:
SPAN
One of the most well-known smart panels
Full circuit monitoring and remote control
Strong integration with solar and battery systems
Leviton Smart Load Center
Uses smart breakers to monitor and control circuits
Integrates with the Leviton smart home ecosystem
Schneider Electric (Square D Energy Center)
Combines smart panel functions with solar and energy management
Lumin
Smart load management system that works with existing panels
Savant Power System
Modular smart panel technology used in high-end smart homes
These systems typically provide circuit-level monitoring, automation, and remote control through mobile apps or smart home systems.
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