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10 USING YOUR POWER MONITOR

The Power Monitor will show you:

Your current electricity usage

The usage of a single electric appliance

Your accumulated electricity usage over an hour, a day, or any time period

Your estimated monthly usage

Press the $/kW button to cycle between Cost and Power views

Cost View

1The cost per hour, updated every 30 seconds.

This value changes as you turn appliances on and off.

2Bars move faster as consumption increases.

Displays either the total accumulated cost since hitting clr, or an estimate of your

3monthly cost.

4For tiered or time-of-use billing, displays the tier or time slot. Press to switch between Cost View and Power View.

5Press to switch between Total Cost and Estimated Monthly Cost. The Estimated

6Monthly Cost is scaled from the Total Cost.

7Push and hold until the beep to clear the Total Cost.

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10 USING YOUR POWER MONITOR

Press the $/kW button to cycle between Cost and Power views

Power View

1The kilowatts currently consumed, updated every 30 seconds. This value changes as you turn appliances on and off.

2Bars move faster as consumption increases.

3Displays either the total consumed energy since hitting clr, or an estimate of your monthly energy use in kilowatt-hours.

4For tiered or time-of-use billing, displays the tier or time slot.

5Press to switch between Cost View and Power View.

6Press to switch between Total Consumption and Estimated Monthly Consumption. The Estimated Monthly Consumption is scaled from the Total Consumption.

7Push and hold until the beep to clear the Total Consumption.

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Black & Decker em100b instruction manual Using Your Power Monitor, Cost View, Power View