Better than Smart Meters: TALKINGplug™ Monitors Power Use and Controls Appliances, by: Ariel Schwartz
For those of us who don’t yet have smart meters, smart electrical sockets might be the next best thing.
Sure, power-monitoring plugs are nothing new, and devices like the Ted 5000 and AlertMe already let customers attach hardware to traditional power meters to monitor energy and control appliances. But Zerofootprint’s TALKINGplug™, set to begin trials next week, combines the monitoring capabilities of other smart plug devices like the Kill-a-Watt with the control capabilities of power meter-rigged devices.
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