How to Use a Smart Plug as an Outdoor Light Timer Here’s how to set up your smart plug as an outdoor light timer in three simple steps.

Our house is always around 400 watts. So if we're using more than that, we can go around the house and see what's taking up extra power. Bankrate.com: How much were the plug-in timers?

Basic plug-in timers cost $10–$20 each, and the cost of a programmable thermostat starts at $50." You can find many programmable thermostats across different retailers.

The plug clickety-clicks around, just like setting a kitchen timer, and then starts ticking back down to zero.