Consumers are unaware of wasting electricity when using appliances. This misuse causes consumers to not use electricity wisely and leads to overexertion of fossil fuels and minimized use of renewable energy which furthers global warming.
Awareness of consumer
Appeal to the financial side
Appeal to the aesthetic side
Show how much money they spend right now vs. how much they will spend when saving electricity
Show what times have less kWh rates
Most consumers use appliances 6 pm to 8 pm
Optimal time: 8 am to 6 pm
Uses less fossil fuels
decreases effects of global warming
Educate the consumers
Use renewable energy
Solar
Wind
Cleaner resources
Generated only during sunny days
Use less fossil fuels
Lessens impact of global warming
Use appliances more during sunny days
Make consumers want to save electricity
Make accessing information of electricity interactive
Available to consumers
Make electricity readers available to consumers
Easy to use
Safe
Low cost
Easy to understand
Set goals financially
Set goals to save more electricity
Numerical measurements
Line graphs (Consumption vs. Time)
Pictographs
Less than commerical clamp meters
Non-invasive
Easy to put on appliance
Clamp
Split core current sensor
Away from outlets
Child-proof
Able to use in third-world countries
A lot of electricity problems in third world countries
History to compare
Make app for consumers to be more involved in their electricity consumption