The TED 5000 Home Energy Monitor has 8 different configurations and depending on how many panels, sub-panels your home has and if you want to record the net of solar/wind generation/production or record solar/wind generation/production separately will determine which model you should buy. If you want to learn about home energy monitoring systems like the TED 5000 or its predecessor, The Energy Detective TED 1001, its important understand the differences between each model in order to choose the right TED 5000 model that will work properly with your home. Read my TED 5000 review.

The TED 5000 models. C-models have a display and the G-models do not. As you move up through the configurations, the “x” in the 500x represents how many panels the model will work with at your home. For example, the TED 5000-C has a display and works with homes with 1 electrical panel and/or homes with 1 electrical panel and solar/wind installations. The TED 5002-G doesn’t have a display and works with homes with 2 electrical panels, homes with a single electrical panel and solar/wind installation or homes with 1 electrical panel and 1 sub-panel. All models work with Google’s PowerMeter software. What does the TED 5000 Wireless Display show?

• Wattage, voltage, and energy cost
• Power factor, kVa, and amperage
• Current, daily and monthly usage

The different screens are simply toggled by clicking the one-button just below the red TED logo. Once the button is pressed, the back-lit display activates. TED 5000-G Includes: Gateway + 1-MTU/CTS Price: US$199.95 / CA$223.94 Works with:

• Homes with Single Electrical Panels
• Homes with Single Electrical Panels and Solar/wind installations (will only record the net of generation/production - to record generation/production separately, you will need to order the TED 5002-G)

Description: Model 5000-G comes with all the components necessary to monitor energy usage, simply by using your computer or mobile device to track your energy data. The TED 5000-G package includes one set of CTs, one MTU, and one Gateway (does not include the optional Display). Model 5000-G comes with Footprints firmware embedded in the Gateway and it works with Google PowerMeter. TED 5000-C Includes: Gateway + 1-MTU/CTs + Display Price: US$239.95 / CA$268.74 Works with:

• Homes with Single Electrical Panels
• Homes with Single Electrical Panels and Solar/wind installations (will only record the net of generation/production - to record generation/production separately, you will need to order the TED 5002-C)

Description: Model 5000-C comes with all the components necessary to monitor energy usage, plus a sleek, wireless display to serve as a friendly reminder to keep you aware of your household energy usage. In addition, you can still use your computer or mobile device to track your energy data. The TED 5000-C package includes one set of CTs, one MTU, one Display, and one Gateway and works with Google PowerMeter. TED 5002-G Includes: Gateway + 2-MTU/CTs Price: US $279.95 / Works with:

• Homes with Two Electrical Panels
• Homes with Single Electrical panel and Wind/Solar Installation
• Homes with Single Electrical Panel and One Subpanel (if you desire to measure the subpanel independently)

Description: Model 5002-G comes with all the components necessary to monitor energy usage from two different sources (i.e. two panels or one panel and one solar inverter). The data from both MTUs is logged/graphed separately, but can also be seen in aggregate as well. Works with Google PowerMeter. TED 5002-C Includes: Gateway + 2-MTU/CTs + Display Price: US $319.95 Works with:

• Homes with Two Electrical Panels
• Homes with Single Electrical panel and Wind/Solar Installation
• Homes with Single Electrical Panel and One Subpanel (if you desire to measure the subpanel independently)

Description: Model 5002-C comes with all the components necessary to monitor energy usage from two different sources (i.e. two panels or one panel and one solar inverter, and includes a sleek, wireless display. The data from both MTUs is logged/graphed separately, but can also be seen in aggregate as well. Works with Google PowerMeter. TED 5003-G Includes: Gateway + 3-MTU/CTs Price: US $351.85 Works with:

• Homes with Three Electrical Panels
• Homes with Single Electrical Panel and Two Wind/Solar Inverters (includes net metering)
• Homes with Two Electrical Panels and One Wind/Solar Inverter (includes net metering)
• Homes with Single Electrical Panel and Two Subpanels (if you desire to measure the each subpanel independently)
• Homes with Two Electrical Panels and One Subpanel (if you desire to measure the subpanel independently)

Description: Model 5003-G comes with all the components necessary to monitor energy usage from three different sources (i.e. two panels and one subpanel or three electrical panels). The data from each MTU is logged/graphed separately, but can also be seen in aggregate as well. Works with Google PowerMeter. TED 5003-C Includes: Gateway + 3-MTU/CTs + Display Price: US $391.85 Works with:

• Homes with Three Electrical Panels
• Homes with Single Electrical Panel and Two Wind/Solar Inverters (includes net metering)
• Homes with Two Electrical Panels and One Wind/Solar Inverter (includes net metering)
• Homes with Single Electrical Panel and Two Subpanels (if you desire to measure the each subpanel independently)
• Homes with Two Electrical Panels and One Subpanel (if you desire to measure the subpanel independently)

Description: Model 5003-C comes with all the components necessary to monitor energy usage from three different sources (i.e. two panels and one subpanel or three electrical panels), as well as the sleek, wireless display. The data from each MTU is logged/graphed separately, but can also be seen in aggregate as well. Works with Google PowerMeter. TED 5004-G Includes: Gateway + 4-MTU/CTs Price: US $415.80 Works with:

• Homes with Four Electrical Panels
• Homes with Single Electrical Panel and Three Wind/Solar Inverters (includes net metering)
• Homes with Two Electrical Panels and Two Wind/Solar Inverter (includes net metering)
• Homes with Three Electrical Panels and One Wind/Solar Inverter (includes net metering)
• Homes with Single Electrical Panel and Three Subpanels (if you desire to measure each subpanel independently)
• Homes with Two Electrical Panels and Two Subpanels (if you desire to measure each subpanel independently)
• Homes with Three Electrical Panels and One Subpanels (if you desire to measure the subpanel independently)

Description: Model 5004-G comes with all the components necessary to monitor energy usage from four different sources (i.e. two panels and two subpanels or four electrical panels). The data from each MTU is logged/graphed separately, but can also be seen in aggregate as well. Works with Google PowerMeter. TED 5004-C Includes: Gateway + 4-MTU/CTs + Display Price: US $455.80 Works with:

• Homes with Four Electrical Panels
• Homes with Single Electrical Panel and Three Wind/Solar Inverters (includes net metering)
• Homes with Two Electrical Panels and Two Wind/Solar Inverter (includes net metering)
• Homes with Three Electrical Panels and One Wind/Solar Inverter (includes net metering)
• Homes with Single Electrical Panel and Three Subpanels (if you desire to measure each subpanel independently)
• Homes with Two Electrical Panels and Two Subpanels (if you desire to measure each subpanel independently)
• Homes with Three Electrical Panels and One Subpanels (if you desire to measure the subpanel independently)

Description: Model 5004-G comes with all the components necessary to monitor energy usage from four different sources (i.e. two panels and two subpanels or four electrical panels). The data from each MTU is logged/graphed separately, but can also be seen in aggregate as well. Works with Google PowerMeter.