A few months ago I got smart meter, supplied by my energy company. Just in case you're not familiar with them I'll explain that the energy company can now read my meters remotely and I shall never again be asked to supply a reading. The fun bit is that they also supplied me with a monitor which sits in the kitchen and nudges my conscience.
A few weeks ago I was at a dinner and there were four households represented at the table. All four of us had smart meters and monitors but the other three just kept their monitor in a drawer and didn't bother to use it! I wanted one so that I could save money but the smart meter will not save you anything - it just gives information so you can do the saving if you want to.
And I do want to. I read my meter daily and each day rack my brains to think of the things I did the previous day which used energy. Gradually I am becoming better at reducing my consumption. I will need a least a year of figures before I know how much I have saved but I am sure that the habit of turning the thermostat down, that using my insulated cafetiere rather than boiling the kettle several times, and all the other little economies I make will make a difference.
One of the things that has helped is this little "dry fryer" which I was given for Christmas. Actually it's really a mini oven and it uses far less power than even my top oven but I can cook small meals, eg a chop and a jacket potato or a shepherd's pie rather quicker than in the top oven.
We love our smart meter, like you we keep an eye on it daily. We have a simular oven to yours, had it for over a year, much cheaper to use than the big or small oven on our cooker.
ReplyDeleteThe oven is great and I would never have thought of buying one for myself so I am very grateful to the donor
ReplyDeleteI have been looking at those fryers -- here we call them air fryers an wonder how they work -- my niece loves hers.
ReplyDeleteYes, they're also called air fryers here. Until I had mine I didn't know how versatile they could be.
DeleteI had smart meter in my last house, I'm waiting for one to be fitted next month here.
ReplyDeleteThey're wonderful, aren't they.
DeleteI'm being much more diligent about only boiling the water I need, rather than automatically filling up the kettle. And using microwave or slow cooker rather than the big oven.
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