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Recently there has been a commenter adding comments to our TED 5000 posts promoting a competing product: the Envi by Current Cost. The commenter links to a company that sells the Envi, so even though I assumed he works for the company that sells a product which he was promoting (and not disclosing … continue reading 
Microsoft has been making some moves in the residential energy monitoring space since the time we first covered them in our post, “Energy Monitoring and the Big Three: Google, Microsoft, Apple” back in January 2010. When they first released Microsoft Hohm, I wasn’t that impressed. It basically took in a whole bunch of data on … continue reading 
Find your Power Zones with Circuit Detective As we strive for more knowledge of how we use energy in our home, at some point we begin to wonder how different zones of power are organized in our home. I encountered this issue when I worked on installing my TED 5000 Power Monitor into … continue reading 
I was fortunate enough to spend Memorial Day weekend in Washington, D.C. My wife and I went up for a wedding and I was able to see the great exhibit on Electricity that is at the National Museum of American History. But while I was there I realized I forgot to reprogram my thermostats so they … continue reading 
TED 5000, EnergyHub, and Shaspa
Last night I was flipping through January’s Popular Science and my eyes lit up on page 24. The title was “Knowledge is Power” and the topic was web-connected devices that track household electricity usage. If you’ve read our list of Energy Monitoring companies you know energy monitoring is … continue reading 
Energy Monitoring Tools Now that you are a pro at tracking your monthly utility usage, it’s time to drill down and start looking at how you use energy by the week, day and even hour. In order to learn what appliances and household items are the biggest draw in your energy footprint, you need feedback … continue reading 
Even Garth is a fan! We’ve had over 150 posts on Mapawatt since February and we’re thankful for all the readers and hopefully some of you have learned to save energy and live a little more sustainably! If you like what you’ve been reading, please subscribe to Mapawatt’s feed to stay updated when … continue reading 
Google PowerMeter iGoogle I was thrilled when I learned Google PowerMeter and TED 5000 were going to be teaming up to bring me my energy consumption on my iGoogle page. I have had the TED 5000 installed since July and I just installed my TED 5000 updates and I have the power meter running on … continue reading |
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