Borrow a Kill A Watt Monitor and Save Energy at Home!
The Alameda Free Library has teamed up with Alameda Municipal Power to allow the citizens of the City of Alameda to borrow new Kill A Watt Energy Monitors.
These portable, simple-to-use devices are used to measure the energy usage of household appliances and electronics, so you can track down the energy wasters in your home.
Borrow a Monitor and Find Out Where To Save
All you do is check out a Kill a Watt Monitor from the Library, and then simply connect it to your individual appliances. A large LCD display will count consumption by the Killowatt-hour, the same as your local utility, and the monitor will assess how efficient the appliances really are. You can calculate your electrical expenses by the day, week, month, even an entire year.
In addition to the monitor, you’ll get worksheets and instructions to determine the energy costs for each device you test. You’ll have the power to identify areas in your home where you can save electricity—and money! You also can check power quality by monitoring the voltage and line frequency.
Check Out a Kill A Watt Monitor Today
- Simply go to the library check-counter and ask to borrow a Kill A Watt Monitor.
- Check Out Period: Each monitor can be checked out for three weeks, with an allowable renewal for an additional three weeks if no one is waiting for a meter (we do allow patrons to reserve meters).
- Late Fees: If the monitor is not returned in time, the customer is charged 20 cents a day, up to a $5.00 maximum overdue fine.
- If a meter is not returned or is returned damaged, the charge is $35.00--$30.00, refundable if meter is found and returned within a year plus $5.00 non-refundable processing fee.
- Meters are automatically considered "lost" if they reach 6 weeks overdue and a bill is sent to the customer.
Check Out a Kill A Watt Monitor from AMP
Kill A Watt Monitors can also be borrowed from the AMP Service Center at 2000 Grand St.
For more information on the Kill A Watt Monitor Program, please call 510-748-3900.
