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Best smart plug
A smart plug is a remotely controlled switch that you plug into a power socket, which you then plug another device into.…
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Energy monitors
Emporia smart home energy monitor review
The Emporia smart home energy monitor is a 2 or 3 phase electricity monitor, which provides real-time electricity consumption and generation monitoring,…
Energy guide
Ripple Energy review
In this Ripple Energy review we explore the benefits of investing in co-owned renewable energy projects to help reduce your electricity bills.…
Energy guide
Smart tariffs can save you money
Smart tariffs (also known as Time of Use tariffs) offer variable pricing for electricity, helping you save money by changing your behaviour…
Smart Home News
Add your support for Community Energy projects
The UK is lagging behind other countries in the amount of small-scale renewable energy we generate – especially by community energy groups…
Smart Home News
Midea introduces combined air conditioning, water and space heating pump
Paolo Lorini, Head of MRDM, has teamed up with top Italian interior designer, Matteo Nunziati, to introduce a new combined air conditioning,…
Smart Home News
equiwatt secures funding to scale its ‘virtual power plant’ technology
equiwatt has secured funding for its ‘virtual power plant’ from the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero, to support the further…
Smart Home News
Half of UK homes have a smart meter
Half of UK homes have a smart meter – 15 million homes are now on the smart meter network – more homes…
Energy guide
Ground Source Heat Pumps
Ground source heat pumps use electricity to capture energy from the ground to heat your home and hot water. Ground source heat…
Smart Home Energy efficiency
All the alternatives to gas boilers, explained
Finding alternatives to gas boilers and switching to electric heating systems, powered by renewable electricity, is one of the most urgent changes…
Smart Home News
Passiv smart controls improve heat pump performance by up to 25%, finds assessment
Energy Saving Trust verified that Passiv smart controls increase average space heating by 0.65 in hybrid heat pumps and 0.54 for standalone…
Smart Home News
New research questions whether emissions can be reduced by smart home energy-saving goods
Do energy-saving goods reduce emissions? That’s one of the questions researchers set out to answer when they conducted a large-scale survey across…