Get an energy monitor
By Fabrice Florin, Green Change
Want to take control of your home’s energy use? Get an energy monitor, like the Emporia Energy Monitor we got for our home.
This handy device lets you track your energy use for major appliances in your home. It gives you real-time data on how much electricity each appliance is using — whether it’s your fridge, water heater, heat pump, EV charger or washer.
It’s like having X-ray vision for your home’s energy. With this monitor, you can:
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Learn how much energy your appliances use at any time.
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Spot hidden “energy hogs” that drive up your bills.
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Reduce waste, and lower your electricity bills.
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Manage your energy use during peak demand..
You can monitor up to 16 individual circuits to pinpoint which appliances or systems consume the most power. Using a simple mobile app, you can track your usage in real time, or get daily, weekly, monthly or yearly snapshots. If you have solar panels, you can learn how much power they are generating.
Best of all, this is a very affordable product – a couple hundred dollars at most, depending on how many sensors you buy. Installation is straightforward: you will need a professional electrician to install the Emporia energy monitor inside your electric panel, for safety reasons. But it only takes about an hour or so to install it and connect the included sensors to the circuits of your choice. Once it’s set up, it works automatically in the background.
Households that use energy monitors can save 10% or more on their electricity costs just by making small changes based on what they learn.
Take charge of your energy, lower your carbon footprint, and save money — all with one affordable device.
👉 Learn more about the Emporia Vue 3 Energy Monitor»
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What does it look like?
Monitor up to 16 individual circuits in your electric panel to learn how much energy they use, with a simple mobile app.
How much electricity do your appliances use?
Our Emporia monitor lets us track energy used by each of our appliances for different time periods: live, hourly, daily (left picture), monthly (right picture), or yearly.
This helps us figure out which appliances (or circuits) use the most electricity at any given time, and adjust our lifestyle to save energy and money.
Daily Energy Use:
Monthly Energy Use:
