Energy Meter vs Power Meter on Aeotec SmartSwitch

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I have Aeotec SmartSwitch gen2 and 6 and I noticed there are two similar terminologies that I'm failed to understand when to use what:

  • Power Meter (available on Aeotec gen 6 only)
  • Energy Meter (available on Aeotec gen 6 & gen 2)

Does anyone know what's the difference between these two measurements?

Thanks

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Power is a measure of the real-time amount of electricity being used, typically displayed in the units of Watts (W).

Energy is a measure of how much electricity was used over a given amount of time, typically displayed in units of kiloWattHours (kWH).

Your light bulb may use 100 W when on (i.e. power). If left on for 10 hours, it would have consumed 1 kWH of energy.

Your electric bill is based on how much electricity was consumed for the past month, and is thus in the units of kWH.

Hope this helps.

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Thanks, definitely great explanations.

Interesting enough Aeotec Smart Switch Gen 2 does not show the realtime power usage; while gen 6 does

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Can you set the period in aeotec?

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I am not sure, as I do not use any Aeotec devices any longer. I went with a whole home energy monitoring system from IoTaWatt.com, which has been great.