This is quite possible the best thing I've ever found - you have to take a look at it.
http://www.diykyoto.com/ (click on the wattson tab towards the top of the page)
The wattson is a neat looking device that you can install at home 'in seconds' that measures how much electricity your house is using. As the website says, "electricity changes from being an invisible, intangible idea, into a visible, tangible entity with real and quantifiable consequences for using it." Of course, it helps that the device looks like its been designed by Apple - it's sleek, white and very futuristic. It'll definitely compliment all those clean lines we've been designing into our homes over the last couple of years.
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It's a great idea and as you say, it looks good (sit the mac mini under it!!!)
I can just see people installing it then going around the house turning appliances on and off... the big challenge would be to get as near to 0 consumption as possible before going to bed - just the fridge and freezer in operation.
It's a great idea to really make you aware of your energy consumption - who looks at the meter except for reading time???
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