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A Month with the Other TED

By Collin Cole - December 8, 2010

After a few installation and customer service headaches, I’ve had my TED 5000 energy monitoring system  running for the last full month. It’s been an interesting experiment to see how heightened awareness of my home energy consumption might affect my usage habits.

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Your Home’s Speedometer

By Collin Cole - November 23, 2010

We’ve posted many stories on design mind about TED, the thought-provoking global conference on Technology, Entertainment, and Design. But this story is about another “TED.” The Energy Detective (“TED”) is a product line of home energy monitors from South Carolina-based Energy, Incorporated. I’ve been looking for a way to track my daily electricity usage, so a month ago I purchased and installed a TED 5000-G. Time to see how well it works.

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Real-time Energy Monitoring

By Collin Cole - November 13, 2010

For the last few months, I’ve been looking for practical ways to become a smarter energy consumer. I’ve looked at lighting options and new products. I’ve looked at ways to measure the energy consumption of individual appliances, in an attempt to learn more about their energy cost. Now I want to understand how it all adds up in my home.

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