diff --git a/pkg/economize/lib.go b/pkg/economize/lib.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9595ab5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/economize/lib.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package economize
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/gebn/bmc"
+	"github.com/gebn/bmc/pkg/ipmi"
+)
+
+type Config struct {
+	Host        string
+	Credentials struct {
+		Username string
+		Password string
+	}
+}
+
+func (cfg Config) OpenSession(ctx context.Context) (bmc.Session, error) {
+	transport, err := bmc.DialV2(cfg.Host)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	session, err := transport.NewSession(ctx, &bmc.SessionOpts{
+		Username:          cfg.Credentials.Username,
+		Password:          []byte(cfg.Credentials.Password),
+		MaxPrivilegeLevel: ipmi.PrivilegeLevelOperator,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return session, nil
+}
+
+func (cfg Config) ChassisControl(ctx context.Context, control ipmi.ChassisControl) error {
+	session, err := cfg.OpenSession(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	err = session.ChassisControl(ctx, control)
+	return err
+}
+
+func Up(ctx context.Context, cfg Config) error {
+	return cfg.ChassisControl(ctx, ipmi.ChassisControlPowerOn)
+}
+
+func Down(ctx context.Context, cfg Config) error {
+	return cfg.ChassisControl(ctx, ipmi.ChassisControlSoftPowerOff)
+}