Power Draw Meter Technology
As energy costs across the U.S. spiral upwards it is ever more important for the consumer to keep tabs on their energy costs. Nearly a dozen states in the U.S. have an average cost of 0.15ยข or higher, with Hawai’i being the highest, followed by California and states in the Northeast.
Power draw meters will help you reign in some of the electrical cost by empowering you with information on which appliances, devices or lights are drawing excessive power. But navigating the technology can prove difficult.
In this article we are going to look at 4 distinctive types of power draw meters.
Learn more about Breaker Box Power Draw Meters
There are a number of brands, like Emporia, that are designing this type of meter. We are still researching them and the functionality of the power draw meters that attaches to your breaker box. We do have a small stub Article about Breaker Box Power Draw Meters created but could certainly use community feedback to help expand it.
Learn more about Wall Outlet Power Draw Meters
We are evaluating many of the wall outlet power draw meters on the market right now. We have a brief discussion about them in our stub Article about Wall Outlet Power Draw Meters. Community feedback could help us improve this stub page.
Learn More about Power Distribution Units
Commonly called a PDU, these glorified power strips are way cool. We have a stub Article about PDU’s started but it could use some feedback to make it complete.
Learn more about Smart Plug Power Draw Meters
We are comparing some of the coolest tech in the category including smart plugs from Kasa and Emporia. So we aren’t completely finished with our research but you can help. if you have some info on smart plugs that you would like to give us feedback on you can use the form at the bottom of the page. In the meantime, you can see our progress so far on this subject in this Article about Smart Plug Power Draw Meters