The House That Tweets Its Energy Usage (And More)

Here is a novel way to monitor your energy usage - tweet all about it. Residential energy use accounts for a little over 20% of US energy consumption and therefore represents a great opportunity for savings and efficiency.



To start monitoring your own home, there are some helpful first steps from the team over at Worldchanging.com. You can also investigate tools offered by Google, iPhone applications and a Kill-a-Watt monitor.

Here in Vermont, residents can loan one of Efficiency Vermont's "Watts Up Electric Meters," which can be used to measure how much electricity your appliances use. With this information, you'll be better able to identify the connection between your appliance use and your electric bills.

Efficiency Vermont offers the meters free of charge for a period of three weeks to Vermont electric utility ratepayers. Learn more here.