02-03-2022, 04:32 PM
Earlier today a letter arrived to tell me the bad news.
It's not just the energy cost that gets me, but the standing charge too. It's basically doubled to what amounts to £175 per annum.
My first memory of electricity prices was in the late '80s, when it was 5p per unit. Happy days!
There's a fair few incremental savings that can add up considerably. Not just moving to LED lights, but changing habits about leaving things on, or in standby. I've got a lot of gear from the 1990s and 2000s that is much less efficient than modern gear - such as a hi-fi tuner that takes 8W, whether in standby or actually on. Wouldn't have thought twice about it once upon a time - but it's impossible to ignore today. Annoyingly, said tuner forgets its presets after a week without power - perhaps I might be able to modify it...
With that sort of thing in mind, can anyone recommend a power meter that is accurate at low power? I have a basic plug-in type that does a reasonable job, but I've got doubts about its accuracy in the sub-50W area that's so important today. I know Big Clive likes his Hopi.
It's not just the energy cost that gets me, but the standing charge too. It's basically doubled to what amounts to £175 per annum.
My first memory of electricity prices was in the late '80s, when it was 5p per unit. Happy days!
There's a fair few incremental savings that can add up considerably. Not just moving to LED lights, but changing habits about leaving things on, or in standby. I've got a lot of gear from the 1990s and 2000s that is much less efficient than modern gear - such as a hi-fi tuner that takes 8W, whether in standby or actually on. Wouldn't have thought twice about it once upon a time - but it's impossible to ignore today. Annoyingly, said tuner forgets its presets after a week without power - perhaps I might be able to modify it...
With that sort of thing in mind, can anyone recommend a power meter that is accurate at low power? I have a basic plug-in type that does a reasonable job, but I've got doubts about its accuracy in the sub-50W area that's so important today. I know Big Clive likes his Hopi.
