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In the screen on the left, the large number shows the cost of your current
consumption rate in dollars per hour. The large number in the screen on
the right shows your actual consumption rate in kilowatts. The smaller
number at the bottom of the screens show the current price you are being
charged for each kilowatt-hour of electricity consumed.
To determine the cost of operating a single appliance, compare the
displayed electricity consumption rate when the appliance is both on and
off. The difference between the two rates will be a close approximation
of the power used by that appliance.
3.2 Tracking your electricity use over time
To view your home’s total electricity consumption over a fixed period of
time, navigate to either of the Running Total screens on your PowerTab
shown below using the <L> or <R> button.
PART 3 – Using your PowerTab