About

The CENT-A-METER ™ is an electronic device which measures domestic electricity use and displays the cost per hour on a portable display located inside the home or small business.

This product provides an easy to read and inexpensive monitor that will educate and train people about the amount of electricity used by electrical appliances and the cost in monetary and environmental terms. Additional features include display of power consumption and equivalent greenhouse gas generated, together with in-door ambient temperature and humidity.

Knowledge about the amount of power used enables consumers to make informed decisions about choosing energy efficient appliances, use of sustainable “green power” sources, reduction of stand-by power losses and re-scheduling of unnecessary consumption during peak load periods. The monitoring of ambient comfort levels inside the home encourages efficient use of space heating and air-conditioning that are substantial energy users.

The CENT-A-METER ™ comprises a sensor, wireless transmitter and receiver. The sensor is a clip-on current transformer that samples the electric current on each active phase wire inside the switchboard.

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What you can do to help reduce CO2 emissions.-

• Turn off the heater
  at night before you go to bed (save 600 kg CO2 per quarter)
• Use a microwave for most of your cooking needs (save 810 kg CO2 per quarter)
• Use a clothes line rather than a dryer (save 260 kg CO2 per quarter)
• Drive smoothly with the flow of traffic (save 140 kg CO2 per quarter)
• Use GREEN POWER for your electricity
• You can ask your electricity supplier to source the energy you use from renewable sources such as wind, solar and hydro-power
• Choosing a clean energy alternative makes it easy for everyone to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions at home and work.

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