What if your appliances could talk? The concept of the smart home has both explored and succeeded in answering this question, but the ideal solution usually comes with either incompatible or pricey ...

When I first wrote about the Sense home energy monitor, I was already excited about the deeper level of minute-by-minute insight it provided into my home's energy consumption. And while the Sense ...

The company just announced two new features that deliver even more value to the product at no additional cost to the user. The Power Quality Project continuously tracks the voltage coming into the ...

Editors' note (September 28, 2017): Since publishing this review, Sense has identified 14 new devices: the HVAC, the oven, "unnamed heat 1," the microwave, "unnamed device 1," "unnamed motor 3," ...

If your electric bill is going up and up, but you’re not sure what’s drawing the power, then installing a Sense Energy Monitor is a solid solution. Designed to track and monitor your home’s electrical ...

It’s a bit pricey up front, and it takes a while to get information you can act on, but said information is very interesting and could save you money over the long term. Sense is a bright-orange box ...

Not everyone obsesses about their home energy use. But as rates climb and concern over the impact using electricity from the grid has on climate change, it is becoming increasingly popular to try to ...

I’ve been working with computers for ages, starting with a multi-year stint in purchasing for a major IBM reseller in New York City before eventually landing at PCMag (back when it was still in print ...

My electrician had his doubts — and I have to admit that I did, too. As he looped a pair of clamps around my home’s main electrical lines, he told me the smart home gadget I hired him to install ...