See where you can cut the cost of electricity

Green, eco or sustainable? [See where you can cut the cost of electricity]
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Nigel Beale Common Sense: Solatube Light Pipes Posts: 62 View Profile	Report Post Comments Posted on 04th Aug 2008 at 19:28 I've started using an Owl/Electrisave meter that monitors the amount of electricity you use. I think this is a good idea and it works for me and the rest of the family now. It's incredibly quick and easy to start using. There’s a small device that you simply clip around a cable next to your meter, which then transmits a signal to a display that you can move round with you anywhere in the house/office. Quite simply, the display tells you how much the electricity you are using actually costs. The ovious one is the kettle. Flick it on and the reading shoots up to over 35p per hour, from a base reading of around 1-2p per hour. BUt you also notice it on certain types of lighting, especially in commercial offices with strip lights. Inititally I thought, 'So what?', but after a while you start to notice what uses the most electricity and it becomes obvious where you can make savings. I have also used it to identify when things we might not have noticed have been left on, when they should have been off, because you can see on the display that you are spending money on something you are not using. Worth a try. Some Electric companies are even supplying them free to customers so worth checking first but looks like you can now get them from around £30. Nigel Beale CommonSense Your local supplier of daylight www.commonsenseuk.co.uk Piping daylight in to your home 01460 61824 07989 976 010 nigel@commonsenseuk.co.uk "Woodlands Workshop" \| Forton \| Chard \| Somerset \| TA20 4HB

Tim Rigby Eco Kitchens Online Posts: 378 View Profile	Report Post Comments Posted on 27th Jan 2009 at 21:24 Hi Nigel, we use a similar product called the Efergy it works really well. We have put together some other eco products that save money, resources and are good for the environment on our website www.ecokitchensonline.com. We are also giving away an Efergy on Radio 2's Janey Lee Grace's website http://www.imperfectlynatural.com/contests Tim Rigby Free standing Kitchen Units Quooker - The Boiling Water tap Sensio - Energy saving Lighting Sensio - Illuminated Shelves

Neil Hughes Hughes Software Ltd Posts: 4 View Profile	Report Post Comments Posted on 07th Jul 2009 at 16:14 Quote:If you replace the balast in your florescent tubes you can save 70% on your lighting bills. Dont think that by removing tubes or switching them on and off when you enter a room is saving money The payback is about 14 months. So if you want to invest in the future and reduce your carbon footprint - give me a call 07860 421756 I've started using an Owl/Electrisave meter that monitors the amount of electricity you use. I think this is a good idea and it works for me and the rest of the family now. It's incredibly quick and easy to start using. There’s a small device that you simply clip around a cable next to your meter, which then transmits a signal to a display that you can move round with you anywhere in the house/office. Quite simply, the display tells you how much the electricity you are using actually costs. Inititally I thought, 'So what?', but after a while you start to notice what uses the most electricity and it becomes obvious where you can make savings. I have also used it to identify when things we might not have noticed have been left on, when they should have been off, because you can see on the display that you are spending money on something you are not using. Worth a try. Some Electric companies are even supplying them free to customers so worth checking first but looks like you can now get them from around £30. The ovious one is the kettle. Flick it on and the reading shoots up to over 35p per hour, from a base reading of around 1-2p per hour. BUt you also notice it on certain types of lighting, especially in commercial offices with strip lights.