Climate
Electricity Bill Explainer
Photograph your power bill and understand every charge and how to cut it
Beginner8h1–2
Vision LLMNext.jsCharts
17/20Home Energy Audit by Photo
Photograph your appliances and get the biggest energy-saving fixes ranked.
Intermediate16h1–2 people16/20 fit
Build Home Energy Audit by Photo for homeowners and renters in ~16h with 1–2 people. Stack: Vision LLM + Next.js + Charts.
Why it wins: Personal savings plus climate impact.
Build flow
01 · Problem
People do not know which appliances waste the most power.
02 · Solution
A vision LLM reads appliance labels and types, estimates usage from typical hours and ranks fixes by money and CO2 saved.
03 · Build
- 1Capture photos
- 2Extract model and wattage
- 3Estimate usage
- 4Rank recommendations
04 · Demo
Photograph three appliances and show the ranked savings list.
MVP checklist
- Label reading
- Usage estimate
- Ranked fixes
- Bill impact
Tech stack
| Tech | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Vision LLM | Image understanding | AI |
| Next.js | Frontend + API routes | Web |
| Charts | Data visualisation | UI |
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