Blue Line Powercost Monitor
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Quick Overview
Get the low-down on what your house is costing you in Kilowatts or dollars. Clip it to your meter and start making sense of your bills. It's that easy.
Availability
Blue Line has recently announced connectivity with Microsoft Hohm using a new WiFi module. If you have a Blue Line (or Black and Decker) monitor already, the WiFi module can be added on and used to collect data and send over the Internet so that you can see usage over time. This is a significant improvement to the original model -- we have tested the new capability now and it's available through our store now!
Product Description
Its 4pm. Do you know what your house is doing? The PowerCost meter will tell you. This easily installed gadget transmits data from your electricity meter to an in-home LCD that displays how much power your house is using and how much that power costs you. The Powercost meter can not only help you pinpoint where the power hogs are, it also allows you to track when your household burns the most money. The straightforward two part system consists of a Sensor Unit attached directly to the outside of your electric meter and the Power Monitor display unit, which is wireless, and can be located in any room of the house for easy reference. The sensor can be attached and detached without impacting the meter. The monitor can sit on a counter or be mounted on the wall. Both the sensor and monitor are battery operated (batteries included).
We Thought You'd Like To Know
This is the newest model of the Blue Line, #28000.
Plays well with (most) others:
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Nitty Gritty
Included are one display unit, one sensor unit, an installation guide, setup guide, user's manual, installation DVD, and 4 AA alkaline batteries.








Customer Reviews
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Posted by Anonymous on Feb 8, 2013 9:00pmIf you are concerned about the accuracy of the data from your meter than the Blue Line is not the best fit for your needs, as it reads the same errors. Consider getting a device that connects at the circuit box, such as the eMonitor or Eyedro. However, be sure you understand how your electrical system is wired, if you have multiple panels that are wired directly to the meter you would need multiple monitors to capture total use. Also, if you are switching your home "off" while out of town do so at the circuit box or equip your house with smart power strips, as even when everything in your house is turned off many electronics still have a standby (aka vampire power) draw. Its also worth making sure you have traced your electrical wiring and are certain there are no additional circuit boxes feeding off the meter - For instance a friend purchased half a duplexed townhouse and was amazed at how large his power bill was, as it turns out it was because he and his neighbor were fed by the same meter but he was the one who got the bill.
Power companies have not publicly accepted any data source other than their meter as valid, however if you have installed a monitor and it is showing a wide variance between your power use and what the power company says your meter is showing and your power company is unwilling to double check the meter for accuracy or help address your concerns, OR if you are convinced that your utility is committing fraud, then you should contact your state's Public Utilities Commission's consumer/'ratepayer complaints department and discuss with them what sort of documentation they would need to see to launch a review.
Before you do that though be sure you are comparing the same period, for instance my electric bill runs from the 14th of one month to the 13th of the next, so to get the right comparison data I'd have export daily usage from our monitor's webportal and slice and dice it a bit.
Posted by SageFriedman on Jun 13, 2012 9:36amMonitoring your power usage is key. We like this monitor because it's easy to install and wireless. Our family takes turns putting the display next to their bed, so the information is right there for them to see. Even the teenager is running back to turn off lights.
Posted by Lisa on Jul 1, 2009 10:00am