energy meter Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:11:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Home Energy Monitors Do Not Necessarily Save Energy In The Long Run, Study Says https://www.greenoptimistic.com/home-energy-monitor-save-energy-20100914/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/home-energy-monitor-save-energy-20100914/#respond Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:11:39 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=10339 A study conducted by University of Delft students showed that energy management systems used at home (HEMS) are not as efficient as they were presumed to be. Human nature seems to be the fault, and the effect manifests itself in the long run.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/home-energy-monitor-save-energy-20100914/feed/ 0 10339 DIY: How to Build an Energy Meter for Your Stand-by Devices https://www.greenoptimistic.com/diy-energy-meter-20100422/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/diy-energy-meter-20100422/#respond Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:01:09 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=7429 This DIY presents a device capable of detecting the stand-by mode of low-consuming electronics in your home (like plugged-in phone chargers, without the phones attached) etc. The metering starts when the devices enter stand-by and stop when they start consuming in large amounts.

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