TED 5000

Wondering why your electric bills are so high? Maybe it’s time you employ a sleuth – something like the TED 5000, The Energy Detective. It’s a power monitor that you plug into your electrical system and displays, in real time, your usage. Accurate to within +/- 2 watts, you can identify which household appliance consumes the most, by plugging/unplugging your suspected sources. A wireless transmitter broadcasts your usage over the LCD display plus a Google PowerMeter widget lets you see your power activities over the Web. There’s even a model for homes with solar/wind generators that monitors the power you use and produce. $200+.

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