Power Usage Meters for the Homelab

https://lawrence.video/ In 1789, Ben Franklin penned a letter that included the phrase “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” It’s 2025, and time the statement got an upgrade: power bills. ⚡⚡⚡ Power usage can sneak up on you quickly, especially when working on projects involving new hardware. Today we’re checking out two different power meters, comparing findings – and more importantly the considerations that come from having a better understanding of power usage. -- It's April and there are Apple Savings at Micro Center all month long! Priority Care+ is live at Micro Center – Priority Care+ gives you peace of mind for all your devices no matter where you purchased them from. Sign-up for Priority Care+ and have unlimited access to Micro Center’s tech experts and free diagnostics! Shop Micro Center’s Monitor Madness and Current Top Deals: https://micro.center/wuld Micro Center's Networking Solutions: https://micro.center/ftp9 Micro Center’s Priority Care+: https://micro.center/e8ze Sign-Up for Early Access to Micro Center Santa Clara: https://micro.center/t95m -- Microlab by CB4D: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1062225-microlab-mini-modular-home-server-rack Connect With Us --------------------------------------------------- + Hire Us for a project: https://lawrencesystems.com/hire-us/ + Toms' Twitter 🐦 https://twitter.com/TomLawrenceTech + Our Website https://www.lawrencesystems.com/ + Our Forums https://forums.lawrencesystems.com/ + Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lawrencesystems/ + Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Lawrencesystems/ + GitHub https://github.com/lawrencesystems/ Lawrence Systems Shirts and Swag --------------------------------------------------- ►👕 https://lawrence.video/swag/ AFFILIATES & REFERRAL LINKS --------------------------------------------------- Amazon Affiliate Store 🛒 https://www.amazon.com/shop/lawrencesystemspcpickup UniFi Affiliate Link 🛒 https://lawrence.video/unifi-affiliate All Of Our Affiliates help us out and can get you discounts! 🛒 https://lawrencesystems.com/partners-we-love/ Gear we use on Kit 🛒 https://kit.co/lawrencesystems Use OfferCode LTSERVICES to get 10% off your order at 🛒 https://www.techsupplydirect.com?aff=2 Digital Ocean Offer Code 🛒 https://m.do.co/c/85de8d181725 HostiFi UniFi Cloud Hosting Service 🛒 https://hostifi.net/?via=lawrencesystems Protect your privacy with a VPN from Private Internet Access 🛒 https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/buy-vpn/LRNSYS Patreon 💰 https://www.patreon.com/lawrencesystems