Oct0ber 13, 2009 - Leigh Anne Aaron and Kill-a-Watt Meter

Today's program, introduced by Lillie Crowe, progam host, included a presentation by Leigh Anne Aaron of the University of Georgia Extension Service and the Wilkes CountyAgent's Office of the device known as the Kill-a-Watt Meter. She told the club that the device could identify household devices that use excessive electricity even when "off". She said that she and Lillie Crowe had identified the coffee maker used by the library staff during working hours but never unplugged uses $55.00 worth of electricity in a year. Here's information about the device:

Leigh Anne Aaron of the Cooperative Extension Service told members of the Washington Kiwanis Club about the Kill-A-Watt meter, a device that will calculate how much electricity an appliance is using and how much it costs to operate by the hour, day, month, and year. The Kill-A-Watt meter may be checked out from the Mary Willis Library, she said. Aaron also told that she conducts home visits for elderly people during which she helps them with electrical and natural gas usage and senior discounts. She further mentioned that some utility companies will provide an energy audit to help senior homeowners become more energy efficient and thus save money. Kiwanis president Lillie Crowe (left) welcomed Aaron to last week's meeting of the club.

Kill A Watt
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Kill A Watt model P4400


Prodigit Model 2000MU (UK version), shown in use and displaying a reading of 10 Watts being consumed by the appliance
Kill A Watt is an electricity usage monitor marketed by P3 International. It features a large LCD display and it enables cost forecasting.[1] It measures the energy used by individual appliances plugged into the meter, as opposed to in-home energy use displays, which display the energy used by a whole household. The name is a play on the word kilowatt.
Having a NEMA 5-15 plug and receptacle, and rated for 120 VAC, the Kill A Watt is sold for the North American market. The manufacturer is the Taiwanese company Prodigit,[1] which also makes models suited for 240 V with European Schuko, U.K. BS 1363 and Australian AS 3112 receptacles.
The device can be useful in measuring the standby power used by appliances.[2]