Looking for anecdotal data: when you switched to a time-of-use electrical meter for your residence, what happened to your bills in the first year, and what changes did you make that seemed to have the largest impact? [more inside]
posted by davejay on Oct 25, 2010 - 1 answer

I just bought a Gardner Bender GET-3213 Voltage Tester. It doesn't seem to work...what am I doing wrong? [more inside]
posted by randomstriker on Oct 20, 2010 - 11 answers

What are the options for monitoring our household electricity usage using Google's PowerMeter service? [more inside]
posted by SueDenim on May 1, 2010 - 2 answers

What are the best options to measure the electricity usage of common area in a condo? [more inside]
posted by coust on Jun 16, 2009 - 8 answers

How do electric meters work? How do they measure the amount of charge you used? I suspect they must know the amount of charge that enters the home, and then they have some way to measure the amount of charge that leaves the house, but I'm really not sure. [more inside]
posted by willnot on Jul 3, 2006 - 18 answers