Las Animas - Bent County Library District

"Explains the journey electricity takes from power plants to homes and businesses"--

Cost of electricity can really hit you where it hurts. Now with Kill A Watt you can reduce energy costs and identify the real energy abusers. Simply plug an applicance into the Kill A Watt and it will assess how efficient they really are. The large LCD will dislplay the power consumption by the kilowatt-hour just like your local utility company. You can figure out your electrical expense by the day, week, month, or year. Evaluate the quality of the...

Use the Power Check energy meter with any standard 120-volt appliance or electronic device to measure voltage, electricity costs and electric consumption to determine the operating costs of various appliances, such as refigerators, room air conditioners, computers and lamps, identify your home's high-energy use appliances, predict your savings in reducing appliance use, calculate the cost savings for replacing older appliances with energy-effecient...