BY buildaroo crew : January 8, 2010

Picowatt allows for home energy monitoring without smart grid integration

tenrehte Picowatt wifi enabled smart plug

A number of companies are building in-home energy displays that are designed to poll data from smart meters to show breakdowns of a home's energy consumption. Millions of smart meters are being installed over the next three years, but utilities are being slow with sharing consumption data inside the home over a wireless network.  That's why Tenrehte Technologies is taking a different approach.  Instead of relying on a utility-installed smart meter, Tenrehte Technologies is building Wi-Fi-enabled smart plugs, called Picowatts, which will provide many of the benefits of a smart grid, including a real-time read-out of electricity usage and the ability to control appliances from a central point.  The company expects that a small smart plug, about the size of an Apple AirPort, will be available in April of this year for $79.

[via cnet]

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