Review on 🔍 Track & Save Money with Eyedro Home Solar & Energy Monitor - View Energy Usage via My.Eyedro.com (No Fee) - Real-time Electricity Costs - Net Metering - EYEFI-2 (WIFI) by Josh Kim

Worth the money if you just want to know what you're paying on your energy bill. Installation took about 30 minutes (25 minutes to go through the network cable and find an extension cord for the power adapter needed to power the Eyedro. The power adapter that came with it was not long enough to reach a suitable outlet. One on the day it was plugged in and plugged in it was up and running in just a few minutes no real complaints about the product it just works the construction of the case seems a little light but I don't think it's designed for durability. I doubt I'd want to install it outdoors.For the most part, the electricity consumption shown correlates within 1 or 2kWh of what the utility says I'm using.The utility sends me a report every day on how much electricity I'm using consume in the last 24 hours, but I don't know when that 24-hour period begins or ends, so I can't tell if the difference is the measured power or the measurement period beginning and end of the daily readings change. properly track usage patterns. You need to subscribe to the site to get the recorded data, but there is no limit to the amount of data you can upload if you wish. If you're a spreadsheet guru, you can parse the data to death, but the default views you get on the site are pretty good. The site offers the ability to set up local electricity rates and offers many options. So if you use a tiered or seasonal plan, or a usage-based tariff structure, your electricity costs will be calculated. The only limitation I've encountered is that it can't account for all the outlandish fees and taxes that my utility attaches to my bill. I'm sure I could get accurate grades if I really worked at it, but I'm really not that motivated. I believe Eyedro is made in Canada and I think their pricing structure is a bit clearer than here in the US. There is a wireless version of the same device, but I didn't want to pay the difference. So if you buy the wired version, be prepared to use a network cable. It's really handy for educating your family on why you need to turn things off when you're not using them. If you've never seen how much it costs you to run an air conditioner, stove or clothes dryer, brace yourself for a shock. An interesting feature of the data on their website is that you can log in from anywhere you have an internet connection and see what your electricity consumption looks like. If you want to share the data with your friends, you can even paste a public URL that they can open in any web browser without logging in.