Google PowerMeter and Ecobee Thermostat

I was fortunate enough to spend Memorial Day weekend in Washington, D.C.  My wife and I went up for a wedding and I was able to see the great exhibit on Electricity that is at the National Museum of American History.  But while I was there I realized I forgot to reprogram my thermostats so they … continue reading

List of Energy monitoring tools : devices, software and home automation

 

Home Energy Monitors

With all the buzz from the announcement Google made regarding their partnership with Energy, Inc. and the TED 5000 I decided now would be a good time to provide a summary of all the companies in the residential energy monitoring space.  This list was compiled with the help … continue reading

Ecobee Programmable Smart Thermostat: I love adjusting my thermostat over the Internet

I recently wrote a post about internet enabled smart thermostats and thanks to that post an Ecobee programmable smart thermostat arrived at my door last week.  I finally got a chance to get it installed and I am very impressed! Not only does the touchscreen thermostat look pretty cool and is … continue reading

Ecobee internet enabled smart thermostat preview

I had the Ecobee internet enabled smart thermostat installed over the weekend and so far I’m very impressed.  The full blog on my initial thoughts will be following tomorrow.  I just wanted to release a teaser video.  All I’m trying to show is how the Ecobee thermostat can be controlled over the internet. In this … continue reading

Web-enabled programmable thermostat

Programming thermostat over web

Hopefully you’ve read my post on Household Energy Use and you know that heating and cooling make up about 50% of your energy bill.  Once you realize how much it is costing you to heat and cool your home, you realize how valuable your programmable thermostat is.  … continue reading