Vampire appliances are often the cause for excessive electricity usage that catapults a consumer’s bills to an expensive tier. In this video, we learn about how one man’s children were vampires of sorts, sneaking into his man cave and using his electronic gizmos while he was away.

Jay Kenney, Vice President of Marketing for Alarm.com explains how their service helped save the man cave from expensive electricity bills. Their solution will also be very useful for when that man’s kids grow up to be tomorrow’s adventurous teens.

Filmed at the 2014 CES Unveiled at International CES