A method for controlling power delivered to a power-consuming device, the method comprising: receiving, by a load control switch (250, 251), a control signal from a thermostat, wherein the thermostat receives the control signal from a power source, wherein the thermostat has an enabled state and a disabled state, wherein the enabled state allows the control signal to pass therethrough, and wherein the disabled state prevents the control signal from passing therethrough, wherein the load control switch (250, 251) is activated when the load switch (250, 251) receives the control signal, and wherein the control signal is generated from a power signal; converting, using a control transformer (310, 410) of the load control switch (250, 251), the control signal to a transformed control signal, wherein the control signal flows through the primary winding (311, 411) of the control transformer (310, 410), and wherein the transformed control signal flows out of the secondary winding (312, 412) of the control transformer (310, 410); applying the transformed control signal to a power supply (320, 420) of the load control switch (250, 251), wherein the power supply (320,420) is activated upon receiving the transformed control signal, wherein the power supply (320, 420), when activated, delivers power supply power to a plurality of components of the load control switch (250, 251), wherein the plurality of components of the load control switch (250, 251) comprises a communication component (350, 450) and a timer (332, 432); determining, using the communication component (350, 459) and the timer (332, 432), a start time of a control event; terminating, using a relay (390, 490), a hardware processor (330, 430), and a memory (380, 480) at the start time of the control event, the control signal delivered to a coil of a contactor that feeds the power signal to the power-consuming device, wherein terminating the control signal to the coil of the contactor prevents delivery of the power signal to the power-consuming device by opening a contact and/or a contact of the contactor; delivering, using the relay (390, 490), the hardware processor (330, 430), and the memory (380, 480) at an end time of the control event, the control signal to the coil of the contactor), wherein delivering the control signal to the coil of the contactor delivers the power signal to the power-consuming device by opening the contact and a contact of the contactor; and deactivating the load control switch (250, 251) when the control signal from the thermostat is terminated. receiving, by a load control switch (250, 251), a control signal from a thermostat, wherein the thermostat receives the control signal from a power source, wherein the thermostat has an enabled state and a disabled state, wherein the enabled state allows the control signal to pass therethrough, and wherein the disabled state prevents the control signal from passing therethrough, wherein the load control switch (250, 251) is activated when the load switch (250, 251) receives the control signal, and wherein the control signal is generated from a power signal; converting, using a control transformer (310, 410) of the load control switch (250, 251), the control signal to a transformed control signal, wherein the control signal flows through the primary winding (311, 411) of the control transformer (310, 410), and wherein the transformed control signal flows out of the secondary winding (312, 412) of the control transformer (310, 410); applying the transformed control signal to a power supply (320, 420) of the load control switch (250, 251), wherein the power supply (320,420) is activated upon receiving the transformed control signal, wherein the power supply (320, 420), when activated, delivers power supply power to a plurality of components of the load control switch (250, 251), wherein the plurality of components of the load control switch (250, 251) comprises a communication component (350, 450) and a timer (332, 432); determining, using the communication component (350, 459) and the timer (332, 432), a start time of a control event; terminating, using a relay (390, 490), a hardware processor (330, 430), and a memory (380, 480) at the start time of the control event, the control signal delivered to a coil of a contactor that feeds the power signal to the power-consuming device, wherein terminating the control signal to the coil of the contactor prevents delivery of the power signal to the power-consuming device by opening a contact and/or a contact of the contactor; delivering, using the relay (390, 490), the hardware processor (330, 430), and the memory (380, 480) at an end time of the control event, the control signal to the coil of the contactor), wherein delivering the control signal to the coil of the contactor delivers the power signal to the power-consuming device by opening the contact and a contact of the contactor; and deactivating the load control switch (250, 251) when the control signal from the thermostat is terminated.