How to monitor your home's energy consumption
The following information on home energy monitoring appeared as the first section in our free energy conservation guide.
Why is tracking energy consumption SO HARD!
I'm going to admit it: I haven't tracked my utility bills for almost 6 months.
Well, that's not totally true. I do glance at them for a few seconds when I get an email alert that my bank account will be automatically drafted the bill amount, but that's about it.
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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 (I moved) is as follows:
