diff --git a/spaceapi/utils.py b/spaceapi/utils.py
--- a/spaceapi/utils.py
+++ b/spaceapi/utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import json
 import os.path
 import random
+import smtplib
+import email
 from functools import wraps
 from time import time
 
@@ -16,9 +18,11 @@ if not os.path.exists(default_json_file_
 elif not os.path.isfile(default_json_file):
     raise RuntimeError("default_v14.json is not a file!")
 
+standard_open_message = "The space is now open!"
+standard_close_message = "The space is now closed!"
 
 possible_open_tweets = (
-    "The space is now open!",
+    standard_open_message,
     "The space is open! Come in and hack something!",
     "Yes, we're open! Come in and create something!",
     "Come by and hack something! We've just opened!",
@@ -29,7 +33,7 @@ possible_open_tweets = (
 )
 
 possible_closed_tweets = (
-    "The space is now closed!",
+    standard_close_message,
     "We're closed now! See you soon.",
     "Sorry, we are closed now!",
     "The ChaosStuff is now closed! Come back another time!",
@@ -68,6 +72,20 @@ def post_toot(toot):
         api.status_post(toot, visibility="unlisted")
 
 
+def post_email(subject, body):
+    if "EMAIL_PASS" in current_app.config:
+        smtpConn = smtplib.SMTP("EMAIL_HOST", port="EMAIL_PORT")
+        sslContext = ssl.create_default_context(Purpose.SERVER_AUTH)
+        smtpConn.starttls(sslContext)
+        smtpConn.login("EMAIL_USER", "EMAIL_PASS")
+        msg = email.message.EmailMessage(email.policy.SMTP)
+        msg['To'] = "EMAIL_ANNOUNCE_ADDRESS"
+        msg['From'] = "EMAIL_USER"
+        msg['Subject'] = subject
+        msg.set_content(body)
+        smtpConn.send_message(msg)
+
+
 class Singleton:
     def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
         key = str(hash(cls))
@@ -174,12 +192,24 @@ class ActiveStatusv14(Singleton, dict):
         except Exception as e:
             current_app.logger.error("Sending toot failed! %s" % e, exc_info=True)
 
+    def send_email(self, value):
+        subject = (
+            standard_open_message
+            if value
+            else standard_close_message
+        )
+        try:
+            post_email(message)
+        except Exception as e:
+            current_app.logger.error("Sending email failed! %s" % e, exc_info=True)
+
     def set_new_state(self, value=None, trigger_person=None, message=None):
 
         if value is not None and value != self["state"]["open"]:
             self["state"]["open"] = value
 
             self.send_tweet(value)
+            self.send_email(value)
 
             if not value:
                 if "people_now_present" in self["sensors"]: