Kill-Ur-Watts
KeyLogic Systems, (through its participation in DOE’s “Apps for Energy” Challenge), developed a Green Button application called Kill-Ur-Watts that permits residential customers to view, track, and manage their residential electricity use over time. This application utilizes common industry-based concepts and third-party data to empower residential users to make informed decisions on energy reduction strategies and implement common-sense energy efficiency improvements.
The KeyLogic Kill-Ur-Watts application quickly imports Green Button data and provides the residential user with information about their home's electricity use.
Kill-Ur-Watts allows users to:
View hourly, daily, and monthly home energy consumption profiles
View yearly energy costs and average residential electrical rate
View appliance distributions by major category (i.e., Heating / Cooling, Appliances, Lighting, Electronics, and Other) and compare them to national averages
Calculate home energy score (and carbon footprint) compared to national averages for a typical home
Understand home activities and appliances that drive consumption and make informed decisions to change behaviors
Link to home energy efficiency tools such as ENERGY STAR
Use social media outlets to challenge other users to reduce energy consumption
Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4691HBHllo to view detailed information about how to use Kill-Ur-Watts.
13 comments
Tricia Munro • about 11 years ago
How do I try the app?
Bob Reck • about 11 years ago
We have a limited number of beta slots available. If you would like to try it out, please send an email to killurwatts@gmail.com and provide us with your email which we can use to invite you.
You must have an iPhone/iPad/iPod touch running iOS 5.0 or higher. You must also have green button data uploaded to GreenButtonConnect.com or use one of the sample IDs located in the users guide.
The app has been submitted to the Apple App Store and will be available for free as soon as we get through the approval process.
Thanks,
Bob
Jonathan Hsu • about 11 years ago
couple questions about the app: how does having data in people's hands motivate them to decrease usage? (other than decreased utility payments) The movie seems great and attractive, but what about the app? Does it require manual dl of green button data?
looks promising, but I'm not too caught on with using this, as my monthly payments are minimal, and I am already aware for the most part about decreasing my own usage.
Paul Mendoza • about 11 years ago
How do you get the Green Button data onto the phone?
Nizar Diab • about 11 years ago
Hello Paul and Jonathan and thank you for your questions,
to get your green button data, you will need to download the data from your utility company. If your utility company has the data available to download it will be represented by the green button icon and will be usually in an xml extension. We are using a company called Tendril to store your green button data. You can go to http://www.greenbuttonconnect.com/ and register for an account there and follow their simple instructions to upload your green button data. On the iPhone, you can use the same account that you created on the green button connect to login on the iPhone and view the data that you uploaded there.
Jonathan, we will answer your other question shortly.
Joanne Reck • about 11 years ago
Very impressed. Good Work JR
Rimas Blekaitis • about 11 years ago
I'm impressed with both the App and the public and private partnerships that made "Green Button" possible.
Susan Davis • about 11 years ago
This is such a great idea, I want my adult children to use it!
Nizar Diab • about 11 years ago
Thank you for your comments!
Bob Reck • about 11 years ago
Kill-Ur-Watts is now available for FREE download from the US Apple App Store.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kill-ur-watts/id527704643?ls=1&mt=8
Thanks!
Bob
Paul Wiszniak • about 11 years ago
How does the App break out the big appliance info separately from within the GreenButton data from the smart meter?
John Batzer • about 11 years ago
@Paul R - Thank you for your question. Due to the challenge's time contraints we focused on delivering energy consumption information related to the test data. The test green button data did not break down energy consumption by large appliances. We developed a capability for users to input their energy devices into the application so they could do see how they perform against the national averages or identify peak usage patterns from the user's green button data (if its available).
JB
Paul Wiszniak • about 11 years ago
Thanks JB. I believe the ability to merge several data sources, either manually or via 'feeds' to your backend, then analyze and overlay them for interactive tailored presentation to multiple members of a home is important.