{"id":2342,"date":"2024-05-16T19:19:48","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T23:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sense.com\/consumer-blog\/new-feature-watt-check-monitor-electricity-usage\/"},"modified":"2024-06-13T12:05:27","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T16:05:27","slug":"new-feature-watt-check-monitor-electricity-usage","status":"publish","type":"consumer-blog","link":"https:\/\/sense.com\/consumer-blog\/new-feature-watt-check-monitor-electricity-usage\/","title":{"rendered":"Watt Check: Smart choices. Big impact."},"content":{"rendered":"

You already know that the Sense Home app helps you monitor your home\u2019s use of electricity overall, and that as our machine learning starts detecting devices, you can see how they contribute to your home\u2019s energy use overall. But what of the devices not yet \u201clearned\u201d by your Sense system? And what about devices you only use occasionally or only sometimes during the year? Or devices that are difficult to detect?<\/p>\n

Get insight. Simply. Now.<\/h2>\n

Sense recently announced the Watt Check tool, which extends the lights-only version of the original Watt Check, gives you the information you want, when you want it.<\/p>\n

Measure how much electricity an individual device uses as soon as you set up the Sense Home app. Or measure any time you just want to evaluate how much a device\u2019s use contributes to your electricity bill. And as usage changes.<\/p>\n

Ready to get started?<\/h4>\n

Step 1<\/strong>
\nIn the Dashboard tab, scroll down to the Watt Check card and let it walk you through the steps to understand how much a device contributes to your bill.<\/p>\n

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Step 2<\/strong>
\nChoose from a range of appliances that turn on and off easily, or measure \u201csomething else\u201d and tell Sense about that device for future updates.<\/p>\n

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Step 3<\/strong>
\nOnce the measurement is complete, Watt Check lets you manipulate its results to define time amounts and increments that you can more closely mirror your home\u2019s usage patterns – and compute for differences in use over time or as seasons change.<\/p>\n

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Using Watt Check to get smarter about your energy use<\/h4>\n