PowerCost Monitor, keeping tabs on thirsty appliances
Posted in Cool by Derek at 3:10 pm
This post was published 2 years 5 months 3 days ago and its content may not be valid anymore.If you’re constantly baffled at the cost of the electricity bill that hits you every month, you may want to check out the PowerCost Monitor.
The PowerCost Monitor™ is a real-time direct feedback display device for domestic energy consumers. It will tell you at a glance how much electricity your home is currently using and your home’s total electricity used in dollars and cents and in kilowatt hours.
Recently I’ve become more conscious of my energy usage, often turning off computers in the house rather than letting them run throughout the day. Do you leave your computers and electronics on even if you’re away?
So, let see, for $150 I get to buy a machine that gives me the meter reading? oh, no wait it also tells me the temperature by the meter (not necessarily the temp outside if your meter is inside such as an apartment building) hmmmmm…. Now this gadget is aimed at the lonely lazy bastard that doesn’t want to get a friend to stand by the meter while you turn appliances off and on and which would cost maybe a pizza ($10) and some drinks ($10) at most.
or if you want to know which appliance is costing more go here and scroll half way down:
http://www.rp-l.com/meters.htm
to learn how to read your meter go to:
http://www.penlight.org/pages/membersrvs/membersvcs_rdgmeter.html
and here’s an excerpt for the same site:
What Uses Most of My Energy?
Heating & Cooling = 44%
Lighting, Cooking & Other Appliances = 33%
Water Heating = 14%
Refrigerator = 9%