Comments on: 10 Power Monitoring Devices to put Your House on a Diet and Save Power

By: Sharif

Sharif — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 17:54:14 +0000

Is there any device that can control the useage of a house?

By: Leo

Leo — Mon, 16 May 2011 09:56:33 +0000

Thanks for the information, sblackb.

By: Solar pv London

Solar pv London — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 08:03:47 +0000

Some fantastic ideas here, I especially like the Home Joule.

By: Ethan E. Litmanowicz

Ethan E. Litmanowicz — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 01:58:20 +0000

great post! I surely have learned a lot from reading this.

Anyway, by personal account, I really like the TED. It's simple to use and brings great results. However, when I read about the KILL – A – WATT, I changed my mind. It's definitely cheaper. However, I still need to look behind that low price, almost always there is a reason for the cheapness. But that doesnt necessarily apply to all items.

But if you really want to save on power, try cutting up your monthly bill by using solar power or something. Or maybe instead of watching TV or playing PC GAMES, you could head out the park and play basketball or do something else instead.

Thank you for this post! Cheers!

By: Febbe

Febbe — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:56:31 +0000

The software is not that great, and you need the computer to be ON all the time to be able to re record the data.

So be aware of these issues. In my opinion TED needs more works!

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 15:00:52 +0000

Per your recommendation, I tried Kill A Watt and it definitely is a handy tool to have ready access to.

Yes, there is some math involved, but that's not a big deal.

You can easily save the cost of these items if you're serious about the process. It can even push you over the edge and make some appliance investments you've been putting off.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 19:29:05 +0000

@forwardenergy, that's true. It takes a real fire from within for both – consistent energy saving habits and going to the gym regularly. Heck, its so tough to exercise daily at home too!

By: Bill - Lawn Mowers

Bill - Lawn Mowers — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 04:35:00 +0000

In response to forwardenergy’s comment above –

“I like your comparison to Gym memberships in the Jan. and Feb” –

funny enough, spaeaking of gyms and power, I read the other day that they are trying to work out a method to harness power that is generated by people using the gym. If you think about every running, rowing, cycling etc, they must be exerting a lot of power(watts). Surely it won’t be long until they work out a way to capture this and store it. They can then even introduce incentives to exercise because you are creating power for yourself and others to use.

Very interesting post. Thanks

All the best
Bill Jenkins
Webmaster, BestLawnMowerReviews.net

By: jenjen

jenjen — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 05:17:22 +0000

I would like some ideas on some devices that could be used in the class room for elementary school children. I had found a piggy bank that a person would put money in the piggy bank and it alowed to use your game system for as long as your money would let you. But of course I did not write the web site down. I thought I saved it on my favorites can't find it. I'v been looking for it for some time. I thought maybe you can help me find something like this to us in the classroom. I do have the kill-a-watt machine and it did not come with instructions. Its hard to read. I don't know how many watts are being used over time. It does tell me the watts.

By: forwardenergy

forwardenergy — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:30:35 +0000

Another device that isn't listed is the Envi, I like your comparison to Gym memberships in the Jan. and Feb. months. I think it hits the nail on the head. A recent study showed that after a certain amount of months of energy monitoring people tend to go back to their old habits. I think if you truly need to save money to make ends meet you will keep things up, with this economy that is becoming unfortunately more and more the case