Tag: EnergyEfficiency
Living off the grid
Yesterday was the first day this July we were using electricity supplied from the national grid. In fact, since the middle of May this year, we have, where humanly possible, run ‘off-grid’. Where humanly possible? Some things are scuppering this philosophy. This sounds so ungrateful, but our electricity supply company gives us free hours of electricity and […]
Posted: July 25th, 2026 under Battery, Heat Pump, Home solar generation.
Tags: AllElectric, BatteryStorage, ElectricityBills, Energy, EnergyEfficiency, EnergyTech, EV & Electrification, EVCharging, General Tech & Living, HomeAutomation, HomeElectrification, HomeEnergyStorage, IslandMode, NetZero, OffGrid, SEG (Smart Export Guarantee), SmartTariffs, SolarPV, SustainableLiving, Tariffs & Costs, TeslaPowerwall
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Making stock…
Surely, you are taking stock… No, absolutely not. I am taking the carcass from our roast chicken and making a pint of stock. All in 28 minutes. Got to love microwaves. In fact, from an eco point of view, it’s not been a bad few days. After four brilliant solar generation days, we have had […]
Posted: June 27th, 2026 under Sustainable Living.
Tags: #CombinationMicrowave, #solarGeneration, EnergyEfficiency, SustainableLiving
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