Opening a thread for discussing additional uses for off-peak electricity.....
In the last few months I've been tracking our electricity use by each 30 minute increment (yes my family love me for it) and then working on reducing our electricity bill by shunting more and more of our usage into the off-peak times in our day.
I managed to cut the bill by 50% (in time for it to double up again thanks to the rate increase) - and thought I'd share in the hope that others can also benefit.
Key Info:
- We're on Intelligent Octopus - so have 6 hours minimum to play with
- Biggest savings were ensuring that the charge for the car never overruns into peak and setting appliance timers (dishwasher etc) so they delay.
- Extra bonus savings from adding smartplugs to other things to keep them from turning on at the wrong time
Bonus for conservatory owners - installation of a new, modern storage heater, which for an average of 56p per day is keeping our north facing glass icebox toasty at 19 degrees.
Our off-peak kw consumption is an average of 65% - and yes, even after sharing all of this geekery with my family, and training them in the way of electricity conservation I am (so far) still married!
In the last few months I've been tracking our electricity use by each 30 minute increment (yes my family love me for it) and then working on reducing our electricity bill by shunting more and more of our usage into the off-peak times in our day.
I managed to cut the bill by 50% (in time for it to double up again thanks to the rate increase) - and thought I'd share in the hope that others can also benefit.
Key Info:
- We're on Intelligent Octopus - so have 6 hours minimum to play with
- Biggest savings were ensuring that the charge for the car never overruns into peak and setting appliance timers (dishwasher etc) so they delay.
- Extra bonus savings from adding smartplugs to other things to keep them from turning on at the wrong time
Bonus for conservatory owners - installation of a new, modern storage heater, which for an average of 56p per day is keeping our north facing glass icebox toasty at 19 degrees.
Our off-peak kw consumption is an average of 65% - and yes, even after sharing all of this geekery with my family, and training them in the way of electricity conservation I am (so far) still married!
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