Going Green = Saving Green! Energy saving smart phone apps are the new buzz for both eco-friendly & budget conscious consumers.
One easy way to infuse energy efficiency into your daily routine are energy-related smart phone applications. From consumption monitoring and appliance calculators to collectible green tips a variety of apps are available to help you better manage your energy usage. Just a few examples are posted below. If you have an app youd like us to include e-mail us. Also make sure to check with your electric provider to see if they have apps related to their energy efficiency products and services.
Go Green at Home:
Green Outlet: Works as a substitute for a power monitor. Enter in your appliances and estimated usage and it predicts your energy bill. It provides ideas on where you can cut back energy use by showing you which appliances are costing you the most. While adding up the financial cost of your appliance use Green Outlet also adds up your household Carbon Footprint. $2.99
Kilowatts Electric Meter Reader: Monitor your homes electricity use in real time by taking precise measurements of your meter. This app is a great tool to help lower your utility bills and increase energy efficiency in your home. (Does not work with digital electric meters only conventional meters.) $0.99
Kill-o-watts: This app is an electricity costs calculator. Enter your appliance information and energy usage statistics and Kill-O-Watts tells you how much energy your appliances are consuming and what it costs you. You can choose from 120 appliances on record or create your own specific appliance. Also you can compare energy stats of 2 different appliances before purchasing one. Great app for getting tips for curbing energy use. $0.99
My Usage Mobile: If you have a smart meter this app allows you to check out your home energy and water usage data anytime anywhere. It is a free service from Exceleron Software a smart grid usage monitoring and prepaid utility service. This will help you better manager your carbon footprint your resource usage and your monthly bills. Free.
Meter Read: Somewhat manual in usage but will provide you with calculations to help you save money. You can use MeterRead to log your electric meters readings and use them to predict your electrical consumption and thus your upcoming bill. With each reading you record you get up-to-date stats on your energy use and an estimate of how many kilowatt hours youll burn for the next 30 days. Use this app to be more efficient and maybe the next time you check the meter your readings will hit below the projected usage. $0.99
Going Green on the Move:
greenMeter: Computes your vehicles power and fuel usage characteristics and evaluates your driving to increase efficiency reduce fuel consumption and lower your environmental impact. It will determine the drag and resistance of your car/driving habits in real time. Really helps tune your driving for better efficiencies and fewer pointless emissions. This app has been featured in the NY Times LA Times and other publications. $5.99
green calculator: The application allows you to calculate CO2 emissions based on your lifestyle choices specifically from activities such as flying driving and using daily household appliances AC Heater etc. It also gives CO2 emissions based on an event such as flight from NY to LA. Determines which actions of yours consume what amount of energy and how you can reduce the impact on the environment while saving money. $1.99
Tips on Going Green
Go Green: Displays a tip each time you launch the app. You can get collectible Green tips that will help you determine how Green you can be in daily tasks. Simple and free!
Green Tips: Created by GreenNexxus this app displays a tip at launch. Hit the refresh button for more tips. Features include: User submitted Tip of the Day Tips are rated by the community Feature Tips Recent Tips and Search Tips out of the 1000s of GreenNexxus tips. Free.
The Green Lemur: This app will help guide people to living a greener lifestyle. By far the most full-featured of these three. Search add tips to favorites or browse by category. Free.
