Next-Gen Smart Meters Have Arrived. Why That’s A Good Thing.

It’s been almost 20 years since the first smart electricity meters were deployed in the U.S. The introduction of these new power meters promised greater transparency, accuracy, and reliability around home...

One User’s Method For Getting The Most Out of Sense

During my 6 year journey using Sense, I have learned a lot from experimenting and from reading the stories of dozens of other users in the Sense Community. Through the process, I evolved a 5-step methodology...

Introducing Watt Check for Lights

One of the easiest ways to cut down on energy use is with LED light bulbs. LEDs use about 10% of the electricity of incandescent bulbs and last much longer, so making the upgrade is an easy choice. And many...

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Introducing Watt Check for Lights

One of the easiest ways to cut down on energy use is with LED light bulbs. LEDs use about 10% of the electricity of incandescent bulbs and last much longer, so making the upgrade is an easy choice. And many people have already, but it’s always a...

How Are We Going to Handle Electrifying Everything?

Experts increasingly agree that in order to combat climate change and transition fully to carbon-free energy, we need to electrify everything. For consumers, that means thinking about how you heat and cool your home, how you get dinner to the table...

A Letter From Sense CEO Mike Phillips

It’s been a busy year here at Sense! And, 2023 is shaping up to be an even bigger year for us. Since starting the company, we’ve been focused on how we can use technology and applications to help consumers better manage their homes - first from an...

How Do Smart Meters Work?

If you’ve heard the term “smart meter,” you may have asked, are they so smart? And what the heck do they do, anyway? Before the introduction of smart utility meters in the 1970s, utilities figured out how much to bill you with the help of analog...