How are electricity rates set in the UK? Some countries have companies that offer an off peak rate which can be zero during specific hours of the day.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 week ago
I don’t have a dishwasher or a car. There is also no financial incentive to do this for many people. Not sure if there are many loads I could move to a different time of day really, maybe washing machine but I dry clothes outside so I run it at a time that optimises drying time.
Meron35@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 6 days ago
You can get those here, but its normally cheaper overnight when I am not using anything and more expensive during the day when I am. There isn’t much I could load shift so it probably isn’t worth it.
silence7@slrpnk.net 1 week ago
If you have an electrical hot water heater, you can put it on a timer.
People who are already living low-energy lifestyles can’t shift as much demand, but enough can to make it a big deal
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 6 days ago
Got a heat pump, tbh the best single energy saving thing I could do is switch to gaming on a steamdeck. That may even take around 1/3rd off my already low energy bill. Maybe get a fairly low spec and low energy usage mini PC. How much do you really need to run Rimworld, Factorio or CDDA?
The idea of having 2 PCs for my own gaming seems odd, higher hardware costs but it may pay for its self in energy savings. Should get a meter to check what my PC actually uses when running these games though. Or just drop higher end games entirely?