Smart Plugs / Emporia
Emporia Energy Monitoring Smart Plug (1-Pack)
A watt-meter first and a smart plug second — and it is only a 10A device.
Overall score 5.4/10
Pros
- + The metering is the product, and it slots straight into Emporia's whole-home energy dashboard
- + $11.99 single or $34.99 for four direct from Emporia — the cheapest per-plug metering in the category
- + Emporia is unusually honest about its limits, publishing a continuous rating and a do-not-use list
Cons
- − 10A continuous, not 15A — the 15A figure is a peak good for one hour a day, so the real ceiling is about 1,200W
- − Emporia's own store tells you not to plug in a fridge, freezer, pump, heat lamp or router
- − Roughly 80,000 North America Smart Plugs sold July 2022 to May 2023 were recalled by CPSC in September 2023 for inadequate grounding (electric shock hazard); check what you receive
- − Alexa and Google only — no HomeKit, no Matter, no local control, no Home Assistant path
- − Emporia publishes no dimensions, so you cannot tell in advance whether it blocks the second socket
Emporia Energy Monitoring Smart Plug (1-Pack) review: what the specs say
A watt-meter first and a smart plug second — and it is only a 10A device. At $11.99, Emporia's 2022 model sits among the cheapest we cover — the smart Plugs we compare run from $11.99 to $52.99. It scores 5.4/10 overall, calculated from published specifications across 8 categories rather than from a subjective impression.
Its strongest showing is Energy Monitoring at 9.5/10 — whether power is genuinely measured, what quantities are reported, and where you can see them. The weakest is Load Headroom at 2.0/10, which is the trade-off to weigh before buying: if that is the specification you care about most, one of the alternatives below will serve you better.
Worth knowing before you buy: 10A continuous, not 15A — the 15A figure is a peak good for one hour a day, so the real ceiling is about 1,200W; and emporia's own store tells you not to plug in a fridge, freezer, pump, heat lamp or router. Every specification on this page comes from Emporia's own documentation or a verified retail listing — where a figure is not published, the table says so rather than estimating it.
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Full Specifications
| Max Load | Sources conflict: Emporia's store lists 10A max continuous, 15A peak for up to one hour a day, and separately '1800W @ 120V'. 10A continuous is 1,200W |
| Motor / Inductive Rating | Not published. Emporia explicitly advises against refrigerators, freezers, medical equipment, pet heat lamps and pumps, and networking gear |
| Energy Monitoring | Yes, measured — this is the product's entire purpose |
| Radio & Protocol | Wi-Fi 2.4GHz to the Emporia cloud. No Matter, no HomeKit, no Zigbee |
| Hub Required | No |
| Works Without Internet | No documented local API; the app and schedules depend on Emporia's cloud |
| Switched Outlets | 1 |
| Pack Size | 1 |
| Price per Switched Outlet | 11.99 $ |
| Dimensions | Not published by Emporia |
| Blocks Second Outlet | Not published by Emporia |
| Weather Rating | Indoor only |
| Connectivity | 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, Emporia cloud |
| Material | Polycarbonate |
| Warranty | 12 months |
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