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Rising energy consumption, especially with the ever-increasing growth and development of urban systems, has become a major concern in most countries. In this article, the authors propose a cost-effective home energy control system based on ZigBee, consisting of a gateway, a base station, and a sensor. Specifically, a new hardware platform has been developed for power sensor nodes to measure local and remote power parameters and perform power on / off switching for electronic devices. Experimental results show that ZBDECS can easily monitor energy usage with a high level of accuracy. Two common ZBDECS applications such as sub-entry metering and domestic metering are offered. The former includes lighting socket power, HVAC power, electrical power and special power. The latter includes the central function zone of the campus and home metering according to each college or department. Therefore, the system can be used for energy consumption monitoring, long-term energy conservation planning, and development of automated energy conservation for building applications.