In day-to-day life, there are financial concerns that we all have to juggle. Groceries, childcare, bills, insurance, and taxes are just some of the money matters that make being an adult such a ...

As the world has become more environmentally conscious, we’ve seen an uptick in projects that monitor or control home energy use. At a minimum one of these setups involves a microcontroller and some ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tyler Lizenby/CNET If you want to keep an eye on how much energy your household uses and how you can reduce some of your monthly ...

Want a closer, more honest relationship with your energy consumption? An energy monitor could be the answer. Traditionally, calculating energy usage in the home has been something of a dark art – from ...

I'm looking to pick up a few smart plugs that have some power monitoring capabilities. They don't need to be accurate to the millisecond, but at least within the last 60 seconds. Currently I have a ...

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