MIT’s New Device Measures Power Used by Each Device in Your Home

Researchers at MIT have developed a device and software that could figure out exactly how much power is being used by every appliance, lighting fixture, and device in a home, with pinpoint accuracy and at low cost. Photo: Bryce Vickmark
Researchers at MIT have developed a device and software that could figure out exactly how much power is being used by every appliance, lighting fixture, and device in a home, with pinpoint accuracy and at low cost. Photo: Bryce Vickmark

Sensing your home’s electrical usage.

By Rick Richardson
Technology This Week

One of the issues that are often discussed when talking about smart homes is the ability to monitor energy consumption down each appliance and light fixture.We covered a story about Sense, a gadget that is supposed to diagnose your electrical usage – by appliance.

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