I recently came across a clever little product which can measure the electricity output of homes, it is called the OWL Energy Saving Monitor. The idea behind the product is to allow homeowners and businesses to monitor energy usage accurately and easily, thus making homeowners more aware of their electricity usage. This in turn can help to save electricity, save energy, reduce carbon emissions and ultimately allow users to save money on utility bills. Below is the OWL Energy Saving Monitor Product Review we gave.

Installation was fantastically simple, when installing the product all you have to do is attach one part of the two piece product to the wire coming from your electricity box and you’re ready to go!

Doing this measures the electricity current going through the wire and relays it to the receiver (the second handheld part of this product). The receiver is a small enough size to be considered handheld, but has a big clear display as well which is great. The screen gives information on your homes current energy use per hour and overall total usage since installation in three formats; those being, pence per hour, KW usage per hour and KG of CO2 released per hour. Of which the numbers given were startling to me, especially the level of CO2 I was releasing.

I personally loved this product, after everything we read about carbon footprints in the press; this was a great way to truly assess and reduce your carbon footprint in your home. I became obsessed with running around turning lights and plugs off and watching the reading levels drop, which can only be a good thing for my wallet and the environment. The great thing about this product is seeing those reduced levels in real terms. By that I mean seeing the reducing carbon emissions when I turn my TV off standby, and seeing me save electricity and save money on electricity bills when I turn off lights in rooms I’m not using. At a cost of £24.95, I think the payback period for this product will be very fast. This is because of how well it makes you aware and shows what you are spending on electricity and your natural reaction is to try and save electricity, and therefore money.

The owl energy meter gives people the opportunity to truly see the financial and environmental benefits of saving energy at home, and it would be great one day to see these types of products expanded into other areas of our lives in order to save energy, save electricity and reduce carbon emissions.

Installation – Couldn’t be easier – 10/10

Ease of Use – Very simple and easy to use – 10/10

Features – Has some simple but great features – 7/10

Cost:Money Saving Ratio – Small initial cost and good savings potential given the user acts – 8/10

Overall Rating – 8.75/10

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