Having moved to Octopus Energy on the Agile tariff we are already saving money. However there is definitely more we can do. Agile has a low rate throughout the day, but peaks between typically 4pm and 7pm. The trick is remembering that the rate is high, or will be high, and not using electricity at …
I’ve been playing with Raspberry Pi’s, Arduinos, electronics and mechanics for years, building fun projects, daft projects or just learning new things. Time to bring it all together and actually do something useful for myself, and maybe save some money at the same time. So, I’ve started to look at home automation and our energy …