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    A Better Way to Understand Your Home’s Electricity

    A Better Way to Understand Your Home’s Electricity

    by | Dec 19, 2014 | Blog, Featured, MyEyedro, News

    If you’re like us, you know how important electricity monitoring can be when trying to meet energy cost and consumption goals.  Traditionally, homes aren’t equipped with a way for you to see how much electricity is being used. But with the increasing popularity of connected home devices, it’s never been easier to feel at home while away from the house.

    With learning thermostats, like Nest, you know that your living room is a cozy 73°F (23°C). And with video monitoring, like DropCam, you know your Golden Retriever is asleep on the couch, instead of munching on it. Now, with electricity monitors like Eyedro, you know your home consumed 20.14-kilowatt hours of electricity today.

     

    How much electricity is my home using?Making Electricity Usage Easy to Understand

    But unlike temperature, the kilowatt hour isn’t a measurement we use every day. Unless you work closely with electricity or have a knack for the subject, the average homeowner might only consider wattage when picking out light bulbs. Since we are less familiar with using kilowatt hours, electricity consumption can be more difficult to understand than things like fuel economy. (Stay tuned for a brief tutorial on kilowatt hours, coming up in January ;))

     

    Introducing the MyEyedro Insights Plugin

    While Eyedro always provides your electricity consumption in terms of cost, we wanted to give you a way to put energy into terms we all use every day.  This is exactly why we created the MyEyedro Insights plugin.

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    MyEyedro Insights Plugin

     

    This handy tool helps you put your electricity use into terms you already know and love. The values are based on the amount of energy produced (or required) for the given unit. So if you’re interested in how much gasoline you would have needed to power your home yesterday, we have that.

    Or maybe you want to measure your environmental footprint. With the Insights plugin you can see how many kilograms of coal you would have used. Maybe you’d like to see how many slices of bread you could have toasted. We have that too.

     

    9 Different MyEyedro Insights Views to Choose From

    The MyEyedro Insights plugin helps put energy into context, giving you the power to make more informed energy management decisions in the home.

     

     Interested in keeping an eye on your home’s electricity?

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     Get Started with the New Insights Plugin

    Real-Time Energy Monitoring Inspires Environmental Stewardship in Ontario Students

    Real-Time Energy Monitoring Inspires Environmental Stewardship in Ontario Students

    by | Aug 18, 2014 | Customer Success Stories

    If you graduated high school before 2010 and don’t have little ones, then it’s probably been a while since you’ve roamed the halls of your local public schools. And if you’re curious about how the next generation of energy users are learning about conservation today, then you’ll want to keep reading.

    This past year, Avon Maitland District School Board (AMDSB) began rolling out new energy management initiatives in accordance with the Ontario Green Energy Act (legislation calling on all Provincial public institutions to plan and execute energy conservation strategies).

    With the goal of managing their schools in the most eco-friendly way possible, AMDSB wanted an easy-to-use, cost-effective solution to monitor and control energy consumption across 40+ buildings. Today, Eyedro’s Real-Time Electricity Monitors are helping AMDSB see how much energy is being used in individual schools, as well as cumulatively across the entire Board– all in real-time.

    But AMDSB isn’t stopping there. While real-time electricity monitoring is now helping the Board make informed energy management decisions (resulting in a projected savings of $100,000+ in the first year alone), AMDSB is going a step further, proactively using electricity monitoring as a teachable moment.

    In May 2014, AMDSB met at South Huron District High School for C.L.A.Y. 2014, a student conference teaching students about environmental stewardship. Students participated in eco based team building exercises, learned about real-time energy monitoring with Eyedro’s monitoring tools, and discussed ways to make schools even more environmentally friendly in the future.

    As students begin returning to schools this fall, AMDSB will continue to integrate real-time energy monitoring into classroom activities, setting a great example for other institutions and families embarking on energy conservation initiatives of their own.

    Looking for Real-Time Energy Management Solutions?
    If you’re interested in real-time energy monitoring for your home or business, we’re here for you. Head on over to our products page to get started.

    Brick Brewery Keeps an Eye on Energy Savings with Eyedro

    Brick Brewery Keeps an Eye on Energy Savings with Eyedro

    by | Mar 6, 2014 | Blog, Customer Success Stories, Eyedro Case Study, Testimonial

    Brick Brewery Keeps an Eye on Energy Savings with Eyedro

    Discover how Brick Brewery turned electricity monitoring into a competitive advantage using Eyedro. This testimonial video is an example of an industrial project in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario where Brick Brewery used the Eyedro Real-Time Electricity Monitor to help verify the success of their energy saving project. Brick Brewery keeps an eye on energy savings with Eyedro and the project results are impressive.

    If you have an energy saving project and would like to use Eyedro for measurement and verification then please contact us direct or an Eyedro reseller near you.