The Buzz... About Energy Circle

"The cutting-edge feature of the eMonitor is its capability to display electricity use by individual circuit so you can see real-time and historical information on major appliances, entertainment centers, and specific rooms. The service keeps you continuously up to speed on your home's energy usage by providing you with alerts if circuits are overloaded, if there are problems with appliances or your renewable sources, if your electricity usage is unusual, or if your energy bills are approaching a threshold (set by you)." -Digital Home Thoughts: eMonitor Bring Uber Power Usage Monitoring to the Home

Playing God is generally frowned upon, but when it comes to monitoring your own home’s electricity usage, shouldn’t you be able to have a say in exactly how your power is used? That’s the thought process behind the eMonitor by Powerhouse Dynamics, a device that will report and allow management of energy usage throughout the user’s home. -Earth Techling New eMonitor Tracks Down Your Energy Habits Like A Bloodhound

Most of the energy monitoring tools on the market right now gather aggregate information about the overall electricity use of a home. But the new eMonitor from PowerHouse Dynamics could change all this with circuit level monitoring. -Jetson Green Next Gen Whole House Energy Monitor

"Powerhouse Dynamics expects its first customers this week to receive its eMonitor home energy manager, a product that enters a crowded market for tracking where energy goes in the home. " -eMonitor home energy tracker drills deep

Can’t get your kids to turn off the lights and close the doors? Would they if you paid them? -EcoZebra

"With two laptop-loving children and a Jack Russell terrier hemmed in by an electric fence, Peter Troast figured his household used a lot of power. Just how much did not really hit him until the night the family turned off the overhead lights at their home in Maine and began hunting gadgets that glowed in the dark." -The New York Times

"Energy Circle... a sort-of Consumer Reports for cost-effective energy efficient gadgetry." -BoingBoing

"A wealth of money-saving products..." -Backpacker

"Just might inspire you to tune into your energy use and turn off a switch or two." -Treehugger

"Energy Circle is one of my newfound favorite how-to websites for the green homeowner, offering instructional videos on everything from installing low-flow water fixtures to installing recessed LED ceiling lights." -Mother Nature Network

"A terrifically useful source of information about home energy improvements... [a] petri dish of empirical and very real-world vetting of building products and methodologies." -Remodeling Magazine

"Energy Circle has the potential to make a huge impact by helping with something humble yet collectively powerful." -Green and Clean Mom

"Whether you’re looking to start at the bottom and work your way up, or dive head first into becoming the most energy efficient home on your block, Energy Circle has all of the resources you’ll need to get started." -GreenerIdeal

"While things like Google Power Meter are coming at some point, perhaps this year, or next, Energy Circle is interested in bringing the public several “right now” options to be able to take an active hand in making better choices when it comes to their house energy use, and making it as doable as possible for anyone, regardless of skill level." -Jessica Knows

"In challenging economic times like these, EnergyCircle may be just the thing for many homeowners, looking to save money without having to spend a lot to do so." -Ecopreneurist

"Since the Troasts started using [TED] six months ago, they've decreased their energy use by 15%. Now they're wondering if it will drop even more with the world watching their energy consumption online." -ReadWriteWeb