The Energy Novice

The online Google Powermeter service is being retired in a few months. This would certainly affect how I see my electricity usage in real time over the Internet.

I share the top five things that are good to know when buying your first solar panels – from my own experience of lurking to find the best deal over a few months

Sometimes, I just wonder when solar energy can be as common as your dishwasher or a TV in your home.  I simply cannot understand why this cannot be possible… if there’s a will, there’s a way right? With gadgets that allow you to simply point a solar panel to the sun and plug-in to your [...]

A quick post showing before and after electricity usage of our house using the google powermeter and the current cost envi and quick steps on how I was able to reduce electricity usage by doing some concrete steps.

Basic information and tips on setting up the Current Cost Envi Power monitor gadget in your home… and how to prepare it for connecting to the Google PowerMeter service

Get started with Google PowerMeter and power monitoring devices like the Current Cost Envi and TED (The energy detective) to monitor your home’s electricity usage in real time and from anywhere in the world.

Laying out plans for the year for saving on electricity with a new house

Use of the kill-a-watt energy measuring device to find actual use of appliances in watts is showing some surprising results.

A very useful list of websites where you can buy solar panels and their accessories like inverters, charge controllers, batteries and more.

Inverter device allows you to plug in solar panels to it and then feeds that generated power back into your home through your standard wall outlet to save on your electricity bill.