The U.S. spends over $1 trillion on energy every year.

U.S. Energy Information Administration - http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/annual/pdf/sec3_11.pdf

U.S. Energy Information Administration - http://www.eia.gov/electricity/sales_revenue_price/xls/table5_a.xls

Don't worry...You only spend about $1,300

Turn off unused appliances.You might save $200 per year.

http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/home/save-money-unplugging-stuff.htm

We need to know how much we spend while we spend it.

Thankfully, there are a bunch of apps to help us!

eMonitor Home MonitorREM Home

Energy Monitor

Sadly, most of them are subpar.

Home Monitor

Home Monitor

REM Home Energy Monitor

REM Home Energy Monitor

REM Home Energy Monitor

eMonitor

eMonitor

eMonitor

We wanted to do it right.So we made LOLO.

Goal-Directed Design Process

Research Modeling Requirements

ResearchWe asked users what they needed.

ModelingWe created personas and scenarios.

RequirementsMonitor energy usage

Reduce energy consumptionSave money

(Demonstrate LOLO)

We kept it simple. We kept your goals in mind.

LOLOSave energy. Save money.