The Home Page opens with a live chart of your home’s current power consumption in watts and units. Data refreshes every few seconds. You see usage patterns as they happen — not yesterday’s data, not a weekly summary. The graph shows hourly breakdowns for the current day, making spikes visible (AC kicked on at 2 PM, geyser at 6 AM).

When a room has a smart plug with energy monitoring or compatible power-sensing switch, the Switch Page displays live wattage. You’re not just turning on the AC — you’re seeing the room is drawing 1,200W with only one device active, which signals a silent consumer. Room-level power makes hidden consumption visible.

The Home Page shows whole-home energy; this feature breaks it down by room in real-time — bedroom drawing 800W, kitchen 400W, hall 1,500W. Know exactly where your power is going at any moment. Identify which room’s occupants are driving consumption during peak tariff hours.

Beakn estimates energy consumption for every switch based on appliance type and running hours — even without a smart plug with energy monitoring installed. Assign an appliance type (Light, Fan, AC, Geyser, etc.) and the app applies typical wattage values to estimate kWh and cost. Not as precise as hardware-monitored consumption, but accurate enough (±15%) to identify patterns and compare devices.

Every switch has its own consumption history: today, this week, this month, custom date range. Sort all switches by consumption to see your top 5 energy hogs. Often the AC isn’t #1 — it’s the always-on geyser, the undersized inverter, or the water motor. Data-driven energy reduction starts here.

Total runtime per switch: kitchen exhaust 42 hours this month, geyser 28 hours, AC 156 hours. Filter by day, week, month, or custom range. Use running hours data to set realistic auto-off timers, schedule preventive maintenance (AC serviced every 2,000 operating hours), and identify devices running longer than expected.

Unusual current draw indicates problems — a motor stuck on high load, a short circuit forming, an appliance failing. A smart plug with energy monitoring or compatible switch tracks current; alerts fire when readings exceed normal thresholds. A fan drawing 3x normal current signals bearing failure; catching this early prevents a fire.

Power factor measures how efficiently electricity is being used. Low power factor means you pay for reactive power that doesn’t do useful work. A Beakn smart plug with energy monitoring (on compatible hardware) reads per-device power factor. Commercial tariffs often penalize low power factor — detecting it early lets you fix it before the utility charges extra. Also signals inductive load issues (old motors, fluorescent ballasts).

Beakn’s 3-phase energy monitor tracks voltage, current, and power on each of the three phases independently. Shows phase balance — a common Indian issue where one phase is overloaded while others are underused. Triggers alerts when imbalance exceeds safe thresholds. Essential for villas, duplexes, and any home with 3-phase connection. Without phase monitoring, imbalance silently damages appliances over years.

Compare consumption across all your homes in a single view. Home in Hyderabad: 450 units/month. Parents’ place in Vijayawada: 320 units/month. Office: 180 units/month. Identify which property is a consumption outlier and why. Especially useful when helping aging parents optimise electricity usage remotely — you see their data from your phone.

iOS users can create automations based on phone battery state — not home energy specifically, but tangentially useful. Phone charger plugged in at bedroom → Beakn runs Sleep scene. More detail on /app-features/voice-control/.