What it is
The Emporia Vue Gen 2 is a whole-home energy monitor that measures consumption at the circuit level. Up to 16 CT (current transformer) clamps attach to individual breakers in your electrical panel, tracking each circuit's real-time and historical energy usage. The companion app shows live wattage, daily/weekly/monthly kWh, cost estimates based on your actual utility rate schedule, and comparisons over time. Smart plug integration extends monitoring to individual devices. No subscription fees.
Why we picked this
The Emporia Vue gives you the information that your utility bill hides: which circuits (and therefore which systems) consume the most energy. HVAC, water heater, dryer, oven, and EV charger typically account for 70 to 80% of residential electricity. Knowing their exact consumption enables targeted efficiency upgrades with known ROI. At roughly $100 for the monitor plus 8 CT clamps, it costs a fraction of Sense and provides circuit-level data immediately, without waiting for machine learning to identify devices. The zero subscription model means the hardware cost is the total cost.
Key takeaways
- Circuit-level monitoring provides immediate, specific data without requiring weeks of machine learning training to identify individual devices.
- At approximately $100 for the monitor plus 8 CT clamps and zero subscription fees, the Emporia Vue is 3 to 4 times cheaper than Sense for comparable functionality.
- Utility rate schedule integration shows real-time cost per circuit, enabling homeowners to calculate exact ROI for efficiency upgrades to specific systems.