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(More customer reviews)This is a great little monitor. Nobody else even comes close for the price. But it's not simple to figure out install problems for someone who doesn't understand the underlying technology.
For example, the "MTU" (the little box that goes in your electrical panel) communicates with the "gateway" (the other box that plugs into an outlet and a network cable somewhere in your house) over your house wiring via a fairly fragile protocol called "PLC". It took some trial & error to find a preexisting circuit in my house that was noiseless enough to carry a PLC signal between the two boxes reliably.
And don't expect really polished, bug-free firmware -- at least not yet. There are several glitches with the gateway web interface not remembering settings etc... And the "profile" functionality is pretty much useless. I've not been able to get it to recognize any appliances in my house.
Bottom line though, is that no other similarly capable monitor even comes close to this one on price. And the stability of the firmware is being fixed pretty rapidly, and the company behind it (Energy Inc.) is being quite responsive to problems people are having. They have a support forum where you can browse around and see the kinds of issues people are having, and how supportive they are: [...]
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"Smart Meters" are designed primarily for the electric utility industry so they can better manage the supply-and-demand of electricity. TED is designed specifically for the consumer, so that one can better manage the use and costs of electricity. TED puts YOU in charge.The next generation in home energy monitoring, the TED 5000 Series provides all the benefits of the TED 1000 series along with a new look and improved functionality. Featuring a sleek handheld display unit and the brand new Gateway component, the TED 5000 system provides all the information any energy-conscious homeowner can dream of with added accessibility and feedback!Model 5000-C comes with all the components necessary to monitor energy usage, plus a sleek, wireless display to serve as a friendly reminder to keep you aware of your household energy usage. In addition, you can still use your computer or mobile device to track your energy data. The TED 5000-C package includes one set of CTs, one MTU, one Display, and one Gateway and works with Google PowerMeter.
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