Keep a Closer Eye on Your Electric Usage

Many millions of dollars are being spent to install smart meters that alert utility customers to the minute-by-minute price of the electricity they are using at home. The goal is that consumers will adjust their use of power based upon its cost during varies times of the day. However this assumes they remember to check the meter before pressing an “on” button. The “edot” is a smart-meter display that can be stuck directly onto most appliances, like your refrigerator, with a built-in magnet. It communicates wirelessly with the smart meter, and its ultra-low-power radio link means that consumers never change its batteries. It is expected that each edot’s battery will last between five and seven years. For more information on it see Talon Communications.