Method, system and apparatus for monitoring and measuring power usage by a device

An apparatus for wireless local area network (LAN) control of electrical power to an electrically-powered device, the apparatus comprising:

• a housing having a front wall, a top wall, a bottom wall opposite of the top wall, a first side wall, a second side wall opposite of the first side wall, and a rear wall opposite of the front wall;
• an alternating current outlet socket configured to receive a plug from an electrically-powered device, the alternating current outlet socket positioned on the front wall of the housing;
• an alternating current input plug for connection to an outlet to receive power, the alternative current plug extending outward from the rear wall of the housing;
• a relay for controlling power to the at least one alternating current outlet socket, the relay electrically positioned in the housing between the alternating current input plug and the at least one alternating current outlet socket;
• a processor positioned within the housing and in communication with the relay, the processor configured to instruct the relay to enable electrical power to the at least one alternating current outlet socket and to disable electrical power to the at least one alternating current outlet socket;
• a transceiver positioned within the housing and in communication with processor, the transceiver configured to utilize a wireless communication protocol over a local area network for receiving a plurality of commands to the apparatus from a remote controller through a wireless router, and for transmitting information from the apparatus;
• and
• an LED indicator on the top wall of the housing;
• wherein the processor of the apparatus is configured to receive an interrupt signal on the transceiver;
• wherein the processor of the apparatus is configured to determine if the interrupt signal is for a valid SSID IP;
• and
• wherein the processor of the apparatus is configured to determine a WiFi ping timeout.