Power watch: Monitoring and metering

Power monitors track power usage to verify billing and create an effective strategy for consumption and conservation. In the future, they will become even more useful with the implementation of enticing conservation incentives such as load shedding, peak shaving and alternative rate structures. Monitors also give users the ability to investigate the cause of a power problem. Poor power quality can shorten equipment life, leading to failure and costly downtime. Monitoring can identify which general area of the system or which specific pieces of equipment are generating unwanted levels of harmonic distortion.