3 best home electricity monitors

Product description

Emporia has developed the next generation of the Vue Energy Monitor. Committed to bringing the best value at the lowest price possible, the Vue provides everything you need to monitor your entire home's energy usage in real time. See how much electricity your home is using anywhere, anytime.

• INSTALLS IN CIRCUIT PANEL of most homes with clamp-on sensors. INSPECT YOUR ELECTRICAL PANEL for compatibility. Panels with access only to busbars will need flexible sensors available from the emporiaenergy website. Includes DIY instructions, though a professional electrician is recommended.
• 24/7 ENERGY MONITORING: Monitor your home's real power anywhere, anytime to prevent costly repairs, conserve energy, and save costs. Monitor solar / net metering. Light commercial 3 phase option available as a separate bundle.
• APPLIANCE MONITORING WITHOUT GUESSWORK: Comes with sixteen (16) 50A sensors to accurately monitor your air conditioner, furnace, water heater, washer, dryer, range, etc.
• LOWER YOUR ELECTRIC BILL: Gauge real-time spending and get actionable notifications to understand where you can save costs.
• REAL-TIME ENERGY DATA: Vue connects to 2.4GHz WiFi to monitor energy use with iPhone / Android app. Vue sensors provide 1-second data and are accurate from ±2%. The Vue is UL and CE Listed for your safety.

User questions & answers

Question:	Can this be set up to use and view on a desktop computer or does a person have to have a cellphone
Answer:	The app can show water usage down to 1 minute intervals. So, in essence, you can capture the flow rate (GPM) of your appliances. The data is near-real-time, as there may be up to a one minute delay. We have had several customers use our device to do water audits, where they determine the flow rates of all of their appliances. As you said, you just need to run them one at a time.
Question:	Does this work with a 240 line
Answer:	On your meter, we can measure a flow rate as low as 0.02230774 gal/min. On badger meters, we are extremely accurate. If your meter says that you have used 100 gallons, the Flume device will say the same.
Question:	Any monthly app fees
Answer:	The Flume water sensor is powered by 4 user-replaceable AA Lithium batteries. In ideal conditions, these batteries can last between 1.5 and 2 years. All of the following are ideal conditions for maximizing battery life: - Outdoor meter pits where there is a direct line of sight between the Flume water sensor and the bridge - A short distance between the water sensor and the bridge (i.e. less than 500 feet). The shorter the distance, the longer the battery life. - Outdoor meter pits with plastic or concrete lids - Basement installations However, in some environments, the battery life can be much shorter. All of the following will reduce battery life: - Outdoor meter pits with metal lids - Outdoor meter pits that frequently fill with water - A long distance between the water sensor and the bridge (i.e. more than 500 feet) - Obstacles between the water sensor and the bridge, such as walls that contain rebar and automobiles
Question:	Is there a subscription needed
Answer:	I live in Austin, TX and purchased my Flume Water Meter this year in July of 2019. It is near the end of November and my battery still shows to be between 60-100%. The app only has three bars to represent battery consumption. I’ve not had any issues with the heat here in Austin, TX.

Product features

Turning Power Into Knowledge

Emporia has developed the next generation of the Vue Energy Monitor. Committed to bringing the best value as affordable possible, the Vue provides everything you need to monitor your entire home's energy usage in real time. See how much electricity your home is using anywhere, anytime.

Monitor Individual Circuits without the Guesswork

Add individual 50A sensors to your Vue to monitor up to 16 individual circuits — providing accurate energy use for the appliances and equipment that is important to you. No guesswork. No trying to discern energy signals from background noise. Just simple, easy, and accurate insight into your home. 50A sensors are sold separately and also sold in bundles with the Vue.

Measure Solar Net Metering without Extra Hardware

Solar net metering is built right into the Emporia Vue. The simple Emporia iOS and Android app will show when and how much electricity you are consuming and when and how much excess energy you are producing back to the grid — giving you keen insight into the impact of your solar panels as they relate to your energy use.

Installs in the Electrical Circuit Panel of your Home

The Gen 2 Vue installs in your home's electrical panel using CT sensor clamps that go around your mains and the other circuits you wish to monitor. DIY instructions included, but a professional electrician is recommended. The Vue system is designed for field installation in a switch enclosure as per 312.8(B) of the 2017 NEC regarding Power Monitoring Equipment.

Do You have Metal Bus Bar Mains in Your Panel?

Our Flexible Current Sensor solution is now available on the EmporiaEnergy website. These current sensors are meant to replace the 200A main sensors that ship with Gen 2 Vues. They employ a bendable Rogowski coil with a 1.4” (36mm) opening that can fit around most bus bars or into tight spaces where a standard current sensors clamp cannot fit. Installing the Flexible Current Sensors is still dangerous, and Emporia highly recommends that installation be performed by a licensed electrician or other qualified professional.

Add Emporia Smart Plugs to Your Vue

Emporia Smart Plugs (sold separately) can be added to your Vue system to help you to not only monitor the energy of lighting and small appliances, but to also set timers, schedules, and turn them on and off from anywhere, any time with the Emporia app.

• SENSE SAVES: Sense saves you energy and money by providing insight into your home's energy use and activity. NOW SUPPORTING TIME-OF-USE RATE PLANS.
• SEE WHAT’S UP. KNOW WHAT’S ON: Track how much electricity you’re using, what time your kids got home, or when someone leaves the basement light on. Sense identifies patterns in your energy use to help your family be more efficient, informed, and secure.
• MONITOR YOUR HOME’S ENERGY USE FROM ANYWHERE: Real-time data through our iOS, Android, and web apps.
• AVOID DISASTER: Set custom notifications for critical devices, like your sump pump, well pump, or flat iron.
• MEETS RIGOROUS SAFETY STANDARDS: Sense’s components and system have been designed and ETL/Intertek certified for installation and operation inside the electrical panel.

User questions & answers

Question:	Can the app on my wife ios phone and my android phone be simultaneously logged in to the app
Answer:	Yes it will that is what I use mine for. It gives me an AC reading right between the Grid Ready inverter and the power grid.
Question:	Does the app function when outside the home? Ie. Will I be able to see real-time data for my home while away at work
Answer:	The P4400-vp can be shipped on international orders. Great Britain and France, even the Island of St. Martin Dutch side (120VAC) and St. Maartin French side (240VAC). have significantly different power from the US. The French and Great Britain use power 240VAC "Phase/ or live leg to ground" instead of the US "live leg to live leg" for 240VAC. Even though this unit is not usable for 240volt it is cleared for international use since the unit tests on phase to ground 120VAC and this is what we use in the US. It would appear that this has to do with the way the ground (round plug) and neutral are utilized in the device.
Question:	does it sum up power usage for a period of time, like every month
Answer:	What I understand of resolution on this context is: the increment steps of the measure. A 10 resolution will measure either 0, 10, 20, 30 .... but never a number in between.
Question:	Is it truly worth 300 bucks
Answer:	Not really. If you are sure which range is best you should start high and work your way down until you get the accuracy you need.

Product features

Save Energy and Money

Understanding how much energy your home is using, when and where, empowers you to find savings. Only Sense gives you the tools to break it down.

New as of January 2021: if you're on a time-of-use rate plan, you can input your rate zones for more accurate billing and historical costs. You can even set push notifications to alert you when entering peak zones.

See what’s up. Know what’s on.

Get a view into your home you can’t get with any other energy monitor. See when the garage door opened, the television turned on, or the dryer finished its cycle.

• Machine learning device detection finds individual devices in your home over time.
• Detailed information on when and how a device is functioning.
• Integrates with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Philips Hue, TP-Link Kasa HS300, and Wemo Insight smart plugs to aid in device detection and control.

Avoid Disaster

Sure, it’s convenient to know when certain devices turn on and off, but it may just save your home, too. Heavy rains? See if your sump pump is running, or running too much. Think you forgot to turn off the oven? Set an alert to inform you if it’s been on for over an hour.

The Hardware Matters

The Sense monitor was designed for the highest level of measurement accuracy and is ETL/Intertek certified for safe operation inside the electrical panel.

Install

The Sense monitor installs in your electrical panel. (We recommend you have an electrician do that.)

Read

The monitor reads the electrical current being drawn and sends the data to the cloud.

Analyze

Sense analyzes that data and sends it back through the app on your phone or desktop.

Learn

Over time, it learns what's happening in your home, detects devices, and provides information on your energy use.

Dedicated circuit monitoring

Track up to two 120V or 240V circuits. It’s the best way to track devices like your HVAC system, EV charger or variable speed pumps.

400A split-service

Whole-home monitoring for homes with split-service 400A electrical systems, more common in newer, larger homes.

Standby generators

If your power is interrupted, Sense can tell you when your back-up generator takes over and how much energy the home is using.

Solar monitoring

Solar monitoring for homes that already have Sense, but have recently added a solar power system.

Product description

We are exposed around the clock to harmful EMFs. The worst offenders may be in our own homes: cell phones, laptops, microwaves, baby monitors, smart televisions, Wi-Fi connectors, Bluetooth devices, satellite dishes, household wireless and smart devices and more. This exposure impacts vitality and sleep, increases health disorders, weakens the immune system and lowers the quality of well-being. VIVOBASE is a scientifically backed EMF protective device that decreases the dangers of accumulated environmental electromagnetic smog which benefits your body at a cellular level. Electromagnetic frequencies emitted by every electrical device interfere with the bioelectric signals that our cells use to communicate. This leads to a wide variety of health problems and can greatly impede the body’s natural detoxification process. The VIVOBASE family of EMF protection devices (home, car, personal/mobile), create a natural static field for that aligns the water molecules in your skin to prevent harmful frequencies from entering your body and interfering with your health. The VIVOBASE home device has a protective range of 65 feet in all directions. Additional sources of EMF include: cell towers, radar, radiant electric heating, Bluetooth, smart meters, security systems, electric and hybrid cars, smart watches, GPS systems, clock radios, solar panels, dirty electricity, monitors, smart appliances, all wireless devices, projectors, and more. Every electrical device emits them! Symptoms of EMF exposure include: Fatigue, digestive disturbances, weak immune system, lack of concentration or focus, brain fog, metabolic disorders, stress, sleep problems (i.e., waking up groggy, troubling falling asleep/ staying asleep), skin conditions, headaches, tinnitus, tumors, arrhythmia, depression and anxiety. Everyone is affected by EMF, and often we do not notice that we have been experiencing symptoms until after we have been protected for several weeks. Give Yourself the Gift of Health!

• Generates an electrostatic field protecting the entire home, shielding all living things by preventing EMFs from entering the body
• Protects your natural bioelectric cellular processes from disruptive man-made emf sources
• Reduces the symptoms of cellular stress, brain fog, headaches, fatigue, anxiety and depression
• Improves energy levels, detoxification, focus and concentration
• Assists with deep and restful sleep and detoxification

User questions & answers

Question:	I see in the picture that it has european plugs on it -- does it require 220v or are there units made with north american plugs that require 110v
Answer:	The U.S. models have the correct plug for our sockets. This picture was from the manufacturer and we can not remove it or change the listing. The home device works with 220v or 110v. The difference is the distance of coverage. If you have it plugged into a 110v socket you get a 60 meter diameter range of coverage. If you plug it into a 220v socket you get an 80 meter diameter of coverage. The good news is you can take it anywhere in the world and it works, even if you need to use an adapter.
Question:	Has there been any tests on plants or lab rats using the expected power and frequencies of 5G that will be present in the typical home
Answer:	I just googled your question to find a link to research. Always look at who funded the study to see the bias. This should get you started on the effects of 5G. 4G wavelengths travel along the surface of the skin whereas 5G has the ability to penetrate into the deep tissues of the body. https://ehtrust.org/scientific-research-on-5g-and-health/ https://mdsafetech.org/5g-telecommunications-science/
Question:	Will i be able to use this in the usa home outlets? is this us outlet compatible
Answer:	Yes you can use this in the US outlets. The picture is of the European plug but the US distributor carries the appropriate plug.
Question:	Will this protect you from high voltage power lines (115kV)? Thanks
Answer:	Yes. It protects against all non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation including high voltage power lines, smart meters, household wiring, Solar panels, smart appliances and all sources of dirty electricity.