How to use Alexa to stay on top of your energy use

Now you can just ask Alexa to tell you how much you're spending on energy

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Simply seeing (and now hearing!) how much you are spending on energy is a great way of staying in control and avoiding the dreaded 'bill shock'.

Existing Loop Users 

The first step is to link your Alexa account with your Loop account, which only takes a couple of minutes. There's a walkthrough on how to do this here

New Loop Users

First click here to create your Loop account.  Once you have energy data in your account (which can take 24 hours), link Loop to Alexa to get started.    

Here are some helpful phrases to try with Alexa: 

"Alexa, open Loop Energy"

Alexa replies: "Welcome to Loop Energy, you can ask how much electricity or gas you're using or ask for a tip. Which would you like to try?"

Some selected questions you can ask Alexa:

How much electricity/gas have I used today/this week/last week/this month/last month 

How much have I spent today/this week/last week/this month/last month

Show costs (for devices with screens) 

Give me a tip

Full list of questions:

NB: Below where it says {energy_type} substitute either 'gas' or 'electricity

Usage today | Usage yesterday | Usage this week | Usage last week | Usage this month | Usage last month | Usage costs | Usage graphs

Questions about energy-saving tips: 
            "Give me another tip",
            "Tell me another tip",
            "Give me an energy saving tip",
            "Give me some tips",
            "Give me a tip",
            "Tips",
            "Give me some energy saving tips",
            "Tip"

Questions about your energy usage today:
           
"{energy_type} consumption",
            "{energy_type} consumed",
            "How much {energy_type} have I consumed today",
            "What is my {energy_type} consumption today",
            "What is my {energy_type} usage today",
            "How much {energy_type} have I used",
            "How much {energy_type} have I used today",
            "How much {energy_type} am I using",
            "{energy_type} usage",
            "What's my {energy_type} spend today",
            "How much have I spent on {energy_type} today",
            "{energy_type} spend",
            "{energy_type} today",
            "What's my {energy_type} today"
            "How much energy have I consumed today",
            "Energy consumed today",
            "Energy consumption today",
            "Energy usage today",
            "How much am I consuming today",
            "How much energy am I consuming today",
            "How much energy am I using today",
            "What is my consumption today",
            "Usage today",
            "Usage",
            "How much am I using",
            "How much have I used today",
            "How much have I used",
            "What is my usage today",
            "What's my spend today",
            "How much have I spent today",
            "Spend today"

Questions about your energy usage yesterday:
            "{energy_type} consumption yesterday",
            "{energy_type} consumed yesterday",
            "What was my {energy_type} consumption yesterday",
            "How much {energy_type} have I used yesterday",
            "How much {energy_type} did I use yesterday",
            "Yesterdays {energy_type}",
            "{energy_type} yesterday",
            "Yesterdays {energy_type} usage",
            "{energy_type} usage yesterday",
            "What was my {energy_type} usage yesterday",
            "What was my {energy_type} spend yesterday",
            "How much did I spend on {energy_type} yesterday",
            "{energy_type} spend yesterday"
            "How much have I consumed yesterday",
            "What I consumed yesterday",
            "How much energy did I use yesterday",
            "How much energy did I consume yesterday",
            "Consumption yesterday",
            "Usage yesterday",
            "Yesterdays usage",
            "Show me my usage yesterday",
            "Show me what my usage was yesterday",
            "How much did I use yesterday",
            "What was my usage yesterday",
            "What was my spend yesterday",
            "How much did I spend yesterday",
            "Spend yesterday",
            "Yesterdays spend"

Questions about your energy usage this week:
            "{energy_type} consumption this week",
            "{energy_type} consumed this week",
            "How much {energy_type} did I consume this week",
            "What was my {energy_type} consumption this week",
            "How much {energy_type} have I used this week",
            "{energy_type} this week",
            "{energy_type} usage this week",
            "How much {energy_type} am I using this week",
            "{energy_type} so far this week",
            "How much {energy_type} have I used so far this week",
            "What is my {energy_type} usage this week",
            "What is my {energy_type} spend this week",
            "How much have I spent on {energy_type} this week",
            "{energy_type} spend this week"
            "How much energy have I consumed this week",
            "How much have I consumed this week",
            "What did I consume this week",
            "How much energy did I consume this week",
            "Usage this week",
            "This weeks usage",
            "Show me my usage this week",
            "Show me what my usage was this week",
            "How much did I use this week",
            "How much have I used this week",
            "What was my usage this week",
            "How much am I using this week",
            "Usage so far this week",
            "How much have I used so far this week",
            "What is my usage this week",
            "What's my spend this week",
            "How much have I spent this week",
            "Spend this week",
            "This weeks spend"

Questions about your energy usage last week:
           "{energy_type} consumption last week",
            "{energy_type} consumed last week",
            "How much {energy_type} did I consume last week",
            "What was my {energy_type} consumption last week",
            "How much {energy_type} have I used last week",
            "{energy_type} last week",
            "{energy_type} usage last week",
            "How much {energy_type} am I using last week",
            "{energy_type} so far last week",
            "How much {energy_type} have I used so far last week",
            "What is my {energy_type} usage last week",
            "What is my {energy_type} spend last week",
            "How much have I spent on {energy_type} last week",
            "{energy_type} spend last week"
            "How much energy have I consumed last week",
            "How much have I consumed last week",
            "What did I consume last week",
            "How much energy did I consume last week",
            "Usage last week",
            "Last weeks usage",
            "Show me my usage last week",
            "Show me what my usage was last week",
            "How much did I use last week",
            "How much have I used last week",
            "What was my usage last week",
            "How much am I using last week",
            "Usage so far last week",
            "How much have I used so far last week",
            "What is my usage last week",
            "What's my spend last week",
            "How much have I spent last week",
            "Spend last week",
            "Last weeks spend"

Questions about your energy usage this month:
            "{energy_type} consumption this month",
            "{energy_type} consumed this month",
            "How much {energy_type} did I consume this month",
            "What was my {energy_type} consumption this month",
            "What is my {energy_type} usage this month",
            "How much {energy_type} have I used so far this month",
            "{energy_type} so far this month",
            "How much {energy_type} am I using this month",
            "{energy_type} usage this month",
            "{energy_type} this month",
            "How much {energy_type} have I used this month",
            "What is my {energy_type} spend this month",
            "How much have I spent on {energy_type} this month",
            "{energy_type} spend this month"
            "How much energy have I consumed this month",
            "How much have I consumed this month",
            "What did I consume this month",
            "How much energy did I consume this month",
            "Usage this month",
            "This months usage",
            "Show me my usage this month",
            "Show me what my usage was this month",
            "How much did I use this month",
            "How much have I used this month",
            "What was my usage this month",
            "How much am I using this month",
            "Usage so far this month",
            "How much have I used so far this month",
            "What is my usage this month",
            "What's my spend this month",
            "How much have I spent this month",
            "Spend this month",
            "This months spend"

Questions about your energy usage last month:
            "{energy_type} consumption last month",
            "{energy_type} consumed last month",
            "How much {energy_type} did I consume last month",
            "What was my {energy_type} consumption last month",
            "What is my {energy_type} usage last month",
            "How much {energy_type} have I used so far last month",
            "{energy_type} so far last month",
            "How much {energy_type} am I using last month",
            "{energy_type} usage last month",
            "{energy_type} last month",
            "How much {energy_type} have I used last month",
            "What is my {energy_type} spend last month",
            "How much have I spent on {energy_type} last month",
            "{energy_type} spend last month"
            "How much energy have I consumed last month",
            "How much have I consumed last month",
            "What did I consume last month",
            "How much energy did I consume last month",
            "Usage last month",
            "Last months usage",
            "Show me my usage last month",
            "Show me what my usage was last month",
            "How much did I use last month",
            "How much have I used last month",
            "What was my usage last month",
            "How much am I using last month",
            "Usage so far last month",
            "How much have I used so far last month",
            "What is my usage last month",
            "What's my spend last month",
            "How much have I spent last month",
            "Spend last month",
            "Last months spend"

Questions about your energy cost:   
            "Cost",
            "Costs",
            "Show costs",
            "Show the cost chart",
            "Switch to cost graph",
            "Money graph",
            "Cash chart",
            "Switch to money view",
            "Show money",
            "View spend",
            "Let me view the spend",
            "Switch to spend",
            "Press the spend button",
            "Spend",
            "Show spend"

Viewing your energy usage graphs:   
            "Consumption graph",
            "Consumption chart",
            "Consumption view",
            "Display usage chart",
            "Show usage graph",
            "Energy view",
            "Show energy view",
            "Switch to energy view",
            "Energy graph",
            "Show the energy chart",
            "View energy",
            "Let me view the energy",
            "Switch to energy",
            "Press the energy button",
            "Energy",
            "Show energy"