Method, apparatus and system for collection and display of household power usage

retrieve from the memory the graphical total energy representation and the graphical energy allocation and incorporate said graphical total energy representation and graphical energy allocation into a media stream. A computer readable medium having imparted thereon instruction sequence that enable a general purpose processor to collect and display power usage information including:

• energy monitoring module that, when executed by a processor, minimally causes the processor to receive an energy usage indicator from a load and to storm the energy usage indicator in a memory;
• energy presentation module that, when executed by the processor, minimally causes the processor to create a media stream that includes a graphical representation of the energy usage indicator stored in a memory;
• and
• dissemination module that, when executed by the processor, minimally causes the processor to direct the media stream to a media delivery interface.

An apparatus for collecting and displaying energy usage data comprising:

• means for receive an energy usage indicator from an electrical load;
• means for generating a media stream according to the energy usage indicator;
• and
• means for distributing the media stream to a collection of media devices.