Home Energy Monitor (SFU Engineering Competition)

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Instructions

Install:

pip install plotly 

pip install PySimpleGUI 

pip install requests 

pip install datetime 

Run:

python gui.py 

This is a program that helps the user monitor their electricity usage.

The app will display:
- Current usage (in ¢/hr and kW)
- Usage of current day, week, and month
- Tips for reducing consumption

The user will be greeted with a main menu.
The main menu will display:

• Current usage
  
• Button for daily usage page
  
• Button for weekly usage page
  
• Button for tips page
  
• Button for program exit page
  

The daily usage page will display:

• The daily usage
  

The weekly usage page will display:

• The weekly usage
  - Button to display detailed pie chart of usage distribution amongst appliances
  

The monthly usage page will display:

• The monthly usage
  

The tips page will display:

• Helpful tips for reducing energy consumption
  

Collaborators

tsa87, Augustine Jeong