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Energy Monitoring Tools Now that you are a pro at tracking your monthly utility usage, it’s time to drill down and start looking at how you use energy by the week, day and even hour. In order to learn what appliances and household items are the biggest draw in your energy footprint, you need feedback … continue reading 
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 
July’s Popular Science “kit of the month” features plans to build a Tweet-A-Watt. The Tweet-A-Watt is a great idea, but very limited in scope. If you remember my post on the Kill-A-Watt you know that this devices measures individual circuits. So it can measure your toaster, refrigerator, TV, or even a power strip … continue reading 
In part 1, we went over the very basics of the kWh, but in part 2 we’ll dig down a little deeper. It’s hard for many people to understand why you need to multiply Watts (instantaneous value of power) by a unit of time (in our case our unit of time is … continue reading Prelude: I first ventured down the path of energy monitoring in the Winter of 2006. I was living in a 2 bedroom apartment with a friend and our electricity bills were outrageous! For instance, the kWh usage from 12/06-2/07 compared to the same months in ’08-09 in my new and bigger town-home … continue reading |
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