One of the things we've always wanted to do at smartenergygroups.com is control stuff. One of the activities of the #energyaware is to routinely conduct the switch patrol, zooming about the house turning stuff off.... read more

Perhaps the view is different from the other side of a bridge? Perhaps the big redwoods and beauty of the land give the people of Marin an appreciation of what's really important? Either way, the... read more

It makes sense - sitting out there in the rain and wind and weather, solar panels get dirty. Because the turn light into electrons, it would make sense that the cleaner they are, the better... read more

We received our power bill the other day, the price went up form 18c to 22c per kWh.  With a new child, and a quite chilly winter (so far...) the good news is our energy... read more

This morning, I left home to find a brand new telephone book left outside my front door.  It had been raining overnight, and the phone book was wet.  I suppose like the others this will... read more

Like many people, I am saddened and distressed by the massive oil leak destroying the Gulf of Mexico, for a whole bunch of reasons. As a child who grew up sketching mushroom clouds during the... read more

Wondering how to go from this to SEGmeter, measuring, collecting and sending your energy data into the tubes? Well this guide will take you there.   Fresh SEGmeter, ready to rock This is a first... read more

Perhaps people may have been wondering how SEGmeter works? Well, we've been so busy doing stuff, that we may have overlooked this. Anyway, it's pretty simple, and in the interests of less words here is... read more

A week or two ago @nathan_scott (not his real name..) and I got together to build Inspire9 a SEGmeter so they can better track the energy usage where some really nice web apps are being... read more

Since we are working through getting the SEGmeter kits ready for everyone, we thought we'd share a little about what this little open source energy meter can do. Our objective is to provide a low... read more