With spring here and my hippie needs approaching peak, I decided to invest in a Energy Detective to monitor my electricity consumption. After installing the sender unit, the receiver just needed to be plugged into the wall and my router. It has a web server built in, so now I just need to type http://power on my local network and I see this but with my data. Not satisfied with a local-only solution, I quickly exploited the API and created the new power page with a failed attempt at gauges that I hope to remedy soon. I expect heavy traffic, but this will hopefully eliminate the constant questions I get about my power consumption. It also reports to Google Power so the corporation that owns the planet can also keep an eye on my electrical usage.
User Comments for 04-25-2010:
I can now safely view your power consumption from my iGoogle homepage in my underwear 24/7 Stavos |
Omg your volts are off the chart! MorlockPrime |