Kill A Watt PS comes out to help you track the efficiency of electronic equipment and protect it from power surges and spikes. What this device can do is not limited to gauging how much electricity an appliance is consuming. Kill A Watt PS also measures: voltage, line frequency, current, active power, power factor, cumulative KWH, current leakage, and elapsed time. Adding to this, it enables you to forecast electrical expenses by day, week, month and year for all appliances connected to the device.

All accumulated measurements will be stored in memory even if you remove power to the Kill A Watt PS. At that time, the display flashes to inform you that there has been a power interruption - useful to know in the event of a brief power outage.

The power strip offers 8 outlets - 6 of standard width, and 2 extra wide outlets to enable mains transformers to be plugged in (for use with mobile phones, battery chargers, and so on). The power strip is fitted with a 2 meter (6 feet) long cable and a low profile plug.