Energy Optimizers Launches Networked Power Conversion Device

Energy-saving solutions provider Energy Optimizers has developed a plug-in electricity meter device based on its ZigBee technology to help companies and households reduce their electricity bills.

The UK-based company’s device, called the plogg, allows home and building-owners to monitor how much electricity is being used by individual appliances and electronic devices so that energy efficiency can be improved.

The company noted that, recent studies by the British government and the Carbon Trust show that people can save 5% to 15% of the electricity they consume by using smart meters to manage energy demands.

The plogg system stores the measured electricity data and wirelessly communicates this information to a personal computer, mobile phone or building management system anywhere in the world through an internet-linked ethernet gateway.