Any item in a house that uses
energy
adds to the overall kilowatt
usage of the household. Large
appliances can add significant
loads to the
energy
usage of a house, which will
drive up total
energy
costs. A
home
energy
monitor
can be used to easily track down
devices and appliances that are
adding unnecessary kilowatt
hours to the overall household
energy
usage.
An
individual
home
energy
monitor
can be used between a device and
the power outlet to measure the
amount of
energy
that device is using. This is
especially helpful for devices
which spend time in standby or
sleep mode, as the devices can
still use a significant amount
of
energy while plugged in
but turned off. Using a
home
energy
monitor
that tracks individual device
usage can help a homeowner find
which devices are better to
unplug after use instead of
leaving them plugged in and on
standby.