diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index b76788b..5c6aa3f 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ pub enum ActiveApp {
 }
 
 // enum used to select what kind of TV you are using
+// not used atm
 pub enum TV {
     Roku,
     Android,
@@ -20,6 +21,11 @@ pub enum TV {
     Amazon,
 }
 
+pub enum TVPower {
+    On,
+    Off,
+}
+
 pub fn match_to_app(text: String) -> ActiveApp {
     let mut result = text.split_whitespace();
 
@@ -34,3 +40,10 @@ pub fn match_to_app(text: String) -> ActiveApp {
         _ => ActiveApp::Roku,
     }
 }
+
+pub fn match_to_power_status(text: String) -> TVPower {
+    match text.trim() {
+        "PowerOn" => TVPower::On,
+        _ => TVPower::Off,
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index a375057..13d25cb 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,35 @@ impl Configuration {
     pub fn change_active_app(&mut self) {
         // stuff happens here
     }
+
+    pub fn get_tv_status(&self) -> String {
+        let request = format!(
+            "http://{ipaddr}:{port}/query/active-app",
+            ipaddr = self.ipaddr,
+            port = self.port
+        );
+
+        let response = reqwest::get(&request).unwrap();
+        let document = Document::from_read(response).unwrap();
+        let next = document.find(Name("app")).next().unwrap();
+
+        next.text().to_string()
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_power_status(&self) -> String {
+        let request = format!(
+            "http://{ipaddr}:{port}/query/device-info",
+            ipaddr = self.ipaddr,
+            port = self.port
+        );
+
+        let response = reqwest::get(&request).unwrap();
+        let document = Document::from_read(response).unwrap();
+        let next = document.find(Name("power-mode")).next().unwrap();
+
+        next.text().to_string()
+    }
+
 }
 
 // grab the config
@@ -41,17 +70,3 @@ pub fn init_config() -> Configuration {
 
     config
 }
-
-pub fn get_tv_status(configuration: &Configuration) -> String {
-    let request = format!(
-        "http://{ipaddr}:{port}/query/active-app",
-        ipaddr = configuration.ipaddr,
-        port = configuration.port
-    );
-    let response = reqwest::get(&request).unwrap();
-    //println!("{}", response.status());
-    let document = Document::from_read(response).unwrap();
-    let next = document.find(Name("app")).next().unwrap();
-
-    next.text().to_string()
-}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 6bd67bf..0c0b490 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@ fn main() {
     println!("{:?}", configuration);
 
     loop {
-        let text = config::get_tv_status(&configuration);
+        let app_text = configuration.get_tv_status();
+        let power_text = configuration.get_power_status();
 
-        let activeapp = app::match_to_app(text);
+        let activeapp = app::match_to_app(app_text);
+        let tvpower = app::match_to_power_status(power_text);
 
         match activeapp {
             app::ActiveApp::Roku => println!("The lights are light purple!"),
@@ -35,8 +37,13 @@ fn main() {
             _ => println!("Oops!"),
         }
 
-        let sec = time::Duration::from_secs(1);
+        match tvpower {
+            app::TVPower::On => println!("TV is on!"),
+            app::TVPower::Off => println!("TV is off!"),
+            _ => println!("We don't know what the power status of the TV is..."),
+        }
+
+        let sec = time::Duration::from_secs(3);
         thread::sleep(sec);
-        //println!("{:?}", text as str);
     }
 }