16 MONITOR YOUR ELECTRIC USE
USING A METER TO TRACK YOUR OVERALL ENERGY USE MAY REVEAL SOME SURPRISING
FACTS ABOUT YOUR ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION. ENERGY METERS CONNECT TO YOUR
MAINS SUPPLY CABLE, AND DISPLAY CURRENT ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN WATTS OR BY
COST OF THE ELECTRICITY YOU ARE USING.
THE WATTSON ENERGY METER, WHICH IS A PARTICULARLY STYLISH DEVICE IN
AESTHETIC TERMS, OR TED (THE ELECTRICITY DETECTIVE) ALSO DISPLAY YOUR
ENERGY CONSUMPTION AT ANY GIVEN TIME IN DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR THAT LEVEL
OF CONSUMPTION. WHEN YOU SWITCH A MONITOR OR A PHOTOCOPIER ON AND THE
DISPLAY SUDDENLY JUMPS BY SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS, SHOWING WHAT YOUR
BILL WOULD BE IF YOU HAD THAT DEVICE SWITCHED ON ALL THE TIME, IT CAN REALLY
JOLT YOU OUT OF YOUR COMPLACENCY ABOUT SAVING POWER.
-TED’S WEBSITE IS AT WWW.THEENERGYDETECTIVE.COM, WHILE THE WATTSON
MANUFACTURERS’ WEBSITE IS WWW.DIYKYOTO.COM.
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