Reducing the energy consumption of Sky+ HD recorder and Samsung LED TV

Common themes across most of my posts are energy conservation , its monitoring and technology. This post sort of combines all three in one. ...

Reducing your electricity bills

I have been monitoring my electricity consumptions for a number of years on the basis that, in order to reduce it, i need to understand it f...

CurrentCost IAM device

Inspired by the success of my bridged energy monitor which enables me to publish to and access data from the web, I decided to also get an I...

CurrentCost Bridge

I just got a 'bridge' for my current Cost CC128 device enabling me to publish data to dashboard etc. Early days but here is my curre...

A slightly greener Dell

Well the trusty old Dell Dimension 2350 is still going strong. I decided to replace the power supply with a more efficient one. If you'v...

the curse of the GU10 halogen bulb

I know more than I want to about these light bulbs. While the UK Government is waging war on the 100 watt incandescent light bulb, they have...

Economy 7

I am on an Economy 7 electricity tariff. E7 , as it's abbreviated, offers lower cost electricity at night, but with slightly higher day...

Current Cost CC128

My latest gadget, which I have had for a few months is the Current Cost CC128 . This device displays how much electricity we use , in real t...