As Julie mentioned in the article some of this would be or advantageous to the smaller appliances (coffee/espresso makers, vacuums) but I can see it working for stoves, ovens, washers, and dryers.

Coffee/espresso devices - "Alexa, Good morning" starts brewing coffee or making my espresso. Yes these machines do have timers on them but what if I am not getting up at 5am that day, I sleep in till 7? Now my coffee has been brewed for 2 hours and is cold. With water connections can also detect incoming water pressure (see washing machine below).

Vacuums (assuming Rumba and similar)- Set to only run when the security system is set to armed so you aren't in the middle of making your meal and tripping over Rumba. Come home from work and disarm the security system, the vacuums go back to their charging bases.

Stoves/ovens - You are in a rush to get Timmy to baseball and Suzy to dance and leave the oven or stove on. When security system set to arm it turns off the appliance/s.

Washing machines - Detected the incoming water pressure is much lower than normal which means there's a leak on a connection or water line, triggers alarm system and notifies control system to turn off the house water so you don't come home to a flooded house.

Gas Dryer - Detects gas pressure is low and triggers security system that there is a gas leak. Control system turns off all gas appliances to ensure no spark/explosion. Also similar to the washing machine, newer dryers have steam options and require a water line. Dryer can also detect water pressure and assume on low pressure there is a leak.

Fridge - Similar to the washing machine if it has a water connection, other than that, unless you can train Fido to close the doors I can't seen a reason to integrate it with a control system.

This integration wouldn't be used to make your lasagna but to help prevent your house flooding or exploding because of a leak. With smaller appliances they will help with your living by providing you a hot cup of joe when you get up and not tripping over rumba when you have a party.

This is how I would use the integration. Insurance companies are tired of paying out for water damage so would be more than happy to see more devices that detect water leaks installed. This should also reduce insurance rates as there would be less claims.