Energy Tools for Beginners - Part 2 - Realtime Energy Monitors


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

Web-Connected Electricity Monitoring: Track, Control, Play


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

Top Ten Energy Related Posts


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

TED 5000 and Google PowerMeter on iGoogle is Live


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

Outside Temperature and Energy Consumption


You know from reading my blog on household energy consumption that heating and air conditioning make up almost 50% of your energy usage.  And once you know that, it is fairly obvious that outside air temperature would be the biggest influence on how long you have your air conditioner or heat on.  But … continue reading

Tweet-a-Watt: nice concept but limited


July’s Popular Science “kit of the month” features plans to build a Tweet-A-Watt.  The Tweet-A-Watt is a great idea, but very limited in scope.  If you remember my post on the Kill-A-Watt you know that this devices measures individual circuits.  So it can measure your toaster, refrigerator, TV, or even a power strip … continue reading

TED 5000 is installed! It’s alive!


TED 5000 opened

***Update 10/6/09 – Google has announced they are working with the TED 5000 as a device partner for their Google Power Meter software.  Follow the link above to learn about it and to update your firmware.  This is pretty big news and will no doubt send sales of the TED … continue reading

TED 5000: It’s coming in early June!


TED 5000

***Update 10/6/09 – Google has announced they are working with the TED 5000 as a device partner for their Google Power Meter software.  Follow the link above to learn about it and to update your firmware.  This is pretty big news and will no doubt send sales of the TED 5000 … continue reading

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