[Greenbuilding] Whole-House energy monitoring

[Reuben Deumling]

I very much agree. But you can approximate this without spending a bunch of
money. I read eight analog meters weekly in and around my house, three
provided by the utilities, and five additional ones that I've installed and
which track various subcategories: toilet & garden for water, fridge &
office for electricity, and the kitchen stove for the fraction of gas that
doesn't go to the water heater. The meters weren't free, but I bet I've
spent less than $250 for the lot of them. I too lust after a USB-whole house
tracking system, but in the meantime this works great.

Reuben Deumling

On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 8:41 AM, Dan Antonioli <dantonioli at earthlink.net>
wrote:

> I think that the "smart house" of the future should have real-time
> energy and water monitoring: electricity, gas, and water. A display
> could show how much was used in the last month, last week, today, and
> how much is being used at present. Before leaving the house for the
> day you could take a look at the monitor and see that something was
> left on.
>
> Water usage would be a huge benefit during times of rationing, which
> is what we're heading into in California.
>
>
> Dan Antonioli
>
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