User's Manual

Energy Aware Technology Inc DRAFT
PowerPortal User’s Manual
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1 Introduction
Congratulations! You are now a proud owner of the PowerPortal In-Home Display!
The PowerPortal is an easy to use In-Home Display that will allow you to closely track
your electricity consumption and receive messages or alerts from your utility service
provider. The PowerPortal gathers information directly from the meter outside of your
house and displays it clearly in both dollars and kilowatt hours on the screen of the
device.
The PowerPortal can help you lower your electricity bills by providing you with
instantaneous feedback about your electricity use. Since you only receive consumption
feedback at the end of your billing cycle, the daily need to reduce energy waste is easily
overlooked. By increasing awareness of the way you use your household electricity, the
PowerPortal enables you to better understand and track your energy use, reduce
energy waste and save money. Studies have shown that instantaneous feedback can
reduce energy consumption by up to 20%.
Its important to remember the PowerPortal is just a tool to increase your awareness of
how you use electricity, but the amount of savings is up to you!