cent-a-meter

http://power2save.ca/

• total household electricity cost
• power consumption
  
• Greenhouse gas
  
• temperature and humidity. 
  
• It also has a user settable peak load alarm.
  
•  Sensors are clipped around the incoming electrical supply wires at the electrical panel
  
•  $179.99 CAD
  

The Meter Reader (EM-2500)

http://www.energymonitor.com/purchase.html

• Clip on to main circuit breaker
  
• Shows power, electrical bill estimate
  
• $215 - $290

PowerCost Home energy monitor

http://www.bluelineinnovations.com/

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/12/powercost_home.php

• Currently Available
  
• wireless energy monitor for your home
  
• "Householders who use real-time feedback can reduce electricity use by as much as five to 20 per cent."
  
• This is the advantage of having real-time feedback on your electricity.
  

A study of 400 households in Ontario showed an aggregate reduction in energy consumption of up to 8.2% with this device.

Wattson Energy Monitor

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• attach Wattson’s sensor clip to your mains electricity meter’s input cable
  
• Wireless display
  
• Colour represents how much energy you are using
  
• Switch off the kitchen light- see your consumption decrease instantly
  
• Tilt the unit and the screen changes to projected annual cost of electricity usage. (£, $, e)
  
• £99.95
  

More Info:

http://www.ecosensations.co.uk/

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/07/wattson_monitor.php

http://www.diykyoto.com/uk

Smarty Pants Monitor

http://www.ambientdevices.com/products/energyjoule.html

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/05/the-home-joule.php

• Monitors home energy
• Connects to real time info about weather, time of day energy costs
• Display at sides shows when your energy is high
• Connects to rewards like movie tickets
• Colour displays how expensive electricity is
• Order through electricity company

Wilting Flower

 

Wilting Flower uses a wireless transmitter to montior your home's electricity use. Colours denote how much electricity you are using, and when it wilts purple, you're using too much. This was just a design project by Carl Smith at Industrial Design and Technology at Loughborough University, and there are no production plans.

More info at Treehugger

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/11/budding-concepts-in-home-energy-monitoring.php

Blue is the new Green?

Interesting NYTimes article on ways to conserve water

http://arieff.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/blue-is-the-new-green/