There's a review of energy monitors in Ethical Consumer magazine no. 120 for Sept/Oct 2009. There's a range of models on the market, including the OWL. There are different levels of sophistication - some can be connected to a computer for analysis of the data, and some can monitor individual appliances - someone was asking about this at the meeting.
Natural Collection are currently offering the OWL at a reduced price.
Here are the websites and telephone numbers for the various manufacturers:
Owl - www.theowl.com 01256 383430
Eco-eye - www.eco-eye.com 01903 851905
Efergy - www.efergy.com 0845 017 7769
Current Cost - www.currentcost.com 01483 604517
Wattson - www.diykyoto.com 02077 297500
Top of the range is the Wattson, which can monitor individual appliances, has a memory function, can be connected to a computer for recording and analysing data, and can measure home electricity generation as well as consumption. It also works with both single phase and three-phase supplies. It costs around £100.00.
At the other end of the range is the Owl Micro, which simply measures consumption in kw and cost in £. This costs £24.99.
Other models from the above manufacturers cost between £34.95 and £49.99 and have different levels of functionality depending on how much you pay. The Current Cost CC128 Envi can monitor individual appliances and the basic kit costs £39.95, but I think you have to buy additional sensors for each appliance, which obviously increases the cost.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
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We got an Owl Micro for £15 which included delivery. It was on eBay (but brand new) and it is very very helpful.
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There's a product called USB Connect from OWL for connecting the OWL Wireless (not the Micro) to a computer to analyse data, but at the moment it's only available for the PC, not the Mac.
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