Monitoring your Energy Consumption from a Remote Location Made Possible
Monitoring your Energy Consumption from a Remote Location Made Possible Time has moved on from the earlier days when the humble electricity meter would just read out the total energy consumed in the day in kW. Thereafter, one would need to calculate the amount of energy consumed starting from a particular date. There was no method by which one could find out the power consumed by individual power appliances; leave alone the fact that there was also no option for either monitoring energy levels from remote or switching on and off appliances from a remote location. Today’s electricity monitoring devices are highly advanced equipment. These not only perform the role of an electricity consumption meter but these also possess the capability of indicating the manner in which electricity is being consumed in your home. One can use such equipment to monitor one’s energy consumption from far as well as control the consumption by controlling the power appliances.
The Use of Engage Hubs Today’s electricity monitoring devices include the online meters. Offered by the reputed company efergy, there are devices known as engage hubs that are simple to install as well as to use. In this equipment, a small sensor is clipped onto the supply cables in one’s circuit breaker panel. A lead is connected from the sensor to the system transmitter. This transmits real time data to the home hub. The home hub in turn is connected to your internet router through the Ethernet cable. When you go online to the company’s web portal or onto your Smartphone app, the router wirelessly will upload all your energy data and convert this data into kWh. Either the web platform or your app will then indicate the energy you are consuming. You can thereafter compare this consumption from your electricity consumption meter with others in your neighborhood.
The Ecotouch and e2 Classic 2.0 One can use electricity monitoring devices such as the ecotouch or the e2 classic 2.0. Both these are sophisticated electricity monitors. The ecotouch has an energy management system that not only allows you to keep a track of your home energy consumption but also enables you to turn on/off all your appliances remotely. The advanced electricity consumption meter such as the e2 classic 2.0 is a third generation wireless electricity monitor. It enables you to track your energy usage on your computer with the help of an efficient software package. The system also monitors your CO2 emissions so that you can check your carbon footprint.