Some energy companies are offering energy consumption meters to help you work out how much you’re spending on electricity – sounds counter-intuitive doesn’t it? An energy company trying to make you spend less with them…
If you’re not lucky enough to get one of these for free, they’re definitely worth the investment. They can quickly help you realize what you spend money on the most and how you can cut back.
The money you will save by using one of these properly will cover the cost of the device many times over during its lifetime.
When you’ve got it wired up, this model from Blueline, the PowerCost Monitor and Energy Meter, will measure in real-time exactly what’s going on with your energy consumption and how much you’re paying for certain things to be on – you’ll soon realize for example it’s not worth leaving the TV on standby! This one in particular has a very nice look to it, one that would fit in in most surroundings, and it certainly wouldn’t look out-of-place in a really swanky home.
Installation is easy – all you do is clamp a little sensor onto a wire by your energy meter and it will transmit data to the device you’ve got set up in a convenient place to read. Programming (don’t be put off by this word!) is only marginally more difficult as you need to set what sort of system you’re on for your electricity rates. The device will accept lots of different payment structures.
The feature list goes on forever so if you’re looking for a meter then this is a very good bet. At $100 there are cheaper ones available but you should find that this is very good value for the price. Check out the link below for more features and how to buy.
Other potential meters include ones from Google, Microsoft, and Watts .Up? .net.
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Price: $99.31
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)