What follows is a journey of discovery, and will result in at least one project oriented how-to article (as promised so long ago).
Effecting change in your everyday household energy menu is tough if you don’t know what you’re currently using. With that in mind, let me introduce:
The Kill-a-watt
The kill-a-watt is a handy little device that can be picked up for as little as $30. There are more sophisticated devices on the market, but this one is a quick, cheap energy sleuth and is easily found on the internet, and in brick&mortar stores.
I borrowed mine from a good friend who uses it to gauge the energy usage of his server farms.
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