Install a Power Meter in your Home and Cut Energy Costs Energy Consumption The perfect way to conserve energy is to firstly be able to monitor the consumption of energy minutely. The second step must be to initiate steps that will ensure controls on consumption. Today the power meter does both these functions precisely. Depending upon the kind of power meter you have bought, you can monitor energy consumption in your home while being hundreds of miles away from home. This monitoring of energy consumption is in real-time and one can carry out the process of monitoring using online or offline method. There are electricity meters that can also switch on/off the home appliances from remote as well as tell you the kind of carbon footprint your home is generating. It is therefore possible for one to compare one’s energy consumption with that of one’s neighbors. Mutual consultation of energy consumption and using the meter to fix the quantum of energy being consumed by one’s home are both supportive of a healthy environment plan. Online Power Meters The power meter today is available to you in two distinct forms. These are online monitors and wireless monitors. Either of these can help you reduce energy used in your home thereby enabling you to save money on your electricity bill. There are several models of the electricity meter that can be used for online monitoring. These include the engage hub solo and the hub kit besides the e2 hub kit, elite hub kit and the elite optical hub kit. Online monitoring can be achieved with the help of firstly the engage online platform and secondly the engage apps for Android, iPhone and the iPad. In this type of electricity meter the online platform will give you all the information you may need in order to make the changes to the energy consumption pattern.
Wireless Power Meters There are diverse kinds of the wireless power meter as well. Some of these include ecotouch, e2 classic 2.0 and the e2 classic breaker besides the elite classic, elite optical and elite classic breaker. Among these, the ecotouch has an energy management system that will allow you to both check your home energy consumption as well as turn on/off any or all your appliances from a remote location. The e2 classic 2.0 electricity meter will also enable you to monitor the CO2 emission and hence your carbon footprint.