In some embodiments, communication module 310 includes one or more transceivers, transmitters, and/or receivers that communicate data transmitted and received by smart outlet 300. For example, communication module 310 includes powerline module 312 for communicating and receiving data over electrical connections and network module 314. Data is transmitted to and/or received from any of external devices, such as device 110, smart power adapter 200, and/or monitoring center 130. In some embodiments, communication module 310 receives data such as profiles and rules from monitoring center 130. Other examples include receiving queries from monitoring center 130 and transmitting queries to device 110. As previously described, in some embodiments, smart outlet 300 communicates over an electrical connection with monitoring center 130 and data is transmitted in the form of electrical signals that are superimposed on the power wave that is traditionally transmitted over the electrical connection. Such a transmission is accomplished through powerline module 312.

In some embodiments, communication module 310 also includes network module 314 such as a Wi-Fi interface, cellular interface, and Bluetooth interface. Wi-Fi interface includes a Wi-Fi transceiver that enables Wi-Fi communication between smart outlet 300 and an external device that also has Wi-Fi capability such as devices in controlled environment. Cellular interface which includes a cellular transceiver that enables cellular communication between smart outlet 300 and an external device that has cellular capability such as cellular antenna. Bluetooth interface includes a Bluetooth transceiver that enables Bluetooth communication between smart outlet 300 and an external device that also has Bluetooth capability.