Could I Save Electricity with the Wattson Energy Monitor?

Saving electricity is a subject that is on everyone’s minds in recent months. Knowing how much electricity a household or business uses is the first step to curb excessive usage in the home or business office. This leaves the very important question; can the Wattson Energy Monitor help me and my family or business save electricity and keep costs down? One thing is for certain, the electric monitor is excellent at determining and displaying energy usage, so one could only assume that knowing this information could effectively reduce energy consumption.

The theory of using the monitor as a way of reducing energy consists of making an eye brain connection; essentially, the extent to which electricity is being used in the home is seen, the brain takes notice and the user of the monitor can actively reduce usage. This is accomplished by the Wattson monitor’s ability to show the total amount of electricity used on a LED display using mood lights, which are colour coded depending on how much energy is used.

The monitor then displays the total amount in either a wattage or in £ value, which ever the user prefers. Studies show that consumers who can see exactly how much they will spend on their electricity bill typically consume less energy overall so seeing the actual £ amount would typically be a better deterrent to high energy consumption.

Using the sensor and attaching it to any basic home or office electricity meter of 240V, 415V single or 3 phase in the UK is simple and can be performed by almost anyone. Then, using real-time data transmitted over a wireless connection, the monitor displays the information on the LED display and using “mood lights,” which use the colours blue and red. The colour blue means low energy consumption and red means high-energy consumption.

Additionally, there are varying shades of these colours, which are what tells the user how much energy is being consumed at any given moment. This display is easily positioned anywhere in the home or business office because it can be used up to 100 meters away from the sensor.

The Wattson can even be used through walls for up to 30 meters away from the sensor.

The basic premise is that if a person sees and understands how much energy they are using, that person will use less. It is when people in homes do not see the consumption or energy use patterns until the bill comes that they oftentimes use more and more while thinking they are using less.

A Wattson energy monitor has proven to reduce a typical consumer’s monthly energy usage by 20 per cent, which many say is not a lot. However, given the constant rising price of electricity to twice or three times the historic rates, this 20 per cent can make the difference between an electric bill that is affordable and a family having their electricity shut off for consistent non-payment because that family had no idea how much energy they were consuming.