Energy Saving

I turned off the boiler last night and put the immersion heater on this afternoon. Also, washed the dog's blankets and towels and they dried quickly in the wind.
Next up, I found the slow cooker and put some dried peas to cook. They'd been soaking since last night.
Also filled 2 flasks with boiling water.
Tomorrow, the hours are 1-3pm which at least covers lunchtime. It'll be interesting to see how much, if anything, they credit my account with!

Just finished my time slot! Have washed a load of bedding, Heated the water with the immersion, filled 2 flasks with boiling water and cooked some bulghur wheat (use by 2022) in the microwave. It was the first thing I grabbed but the cooking instructions were for cooking on the hob. Maybe microwaves hadn't been invented when this bulghur wheat was packaged!

Today's time slot is 1-2. That'll be Immersion heater, bread maker, hot water for flasks, something for lunch. I'm going to be busy!!

Today's time slot is 1-2.  That'll be Immersion heater, bread maker, hot water for flasks, something for lunch. I'm going to be busy!!

Did all that - microwaved some wraps for lunch. Could have done better - something more energy hungry. Must try harder.!

Tomorrow is 12-2pm but only paying 25p a KWh.  I've caught up with the washing so need to think of something new for tomorrow.

Today's energy shift wasn't very productive. Just Hotwater tank, filling flasks and a bit of microwave/halogen cooking for lunch. Every little helps!

Its 1-3pm tomorrow but only 20p a KWH. They're cutting back !

My results - so far! You can see the difference the immersion heater has made.

PowerUp
Tuesday 28 April 2pm to 4pm
£0.17
Target consumption: 0.77 kWh (or more)   
   Actual consumption: 1.43 kWh   |   Increase: 0.66 kWh
#PowerUp
Wednesday 29 April 2pm to 4pm
£0.82
Target consumption: 0.77 kWh (or more)   
   Actual consumption: 3.50 kWh   |   Increase: 2.73 kWh
#PowerUp
Thursday 30 April 1pm to 3pm
£0.81
Target consumption: 0.78 kWh (or more)   
   Actual consumption: 3.48 kWh   |   Increase: 2.69 kWh

Today was 1-3 so Immersion heater, 2 flasks filled, shredded all the waste paper for the compost bin and turned the dehumidifier on for a short while.

Bit of a change today - to use less electricity!

The next #TurnDown event will be on 5 May 2026 from 6:00PM to 6:30PM. Your target is to use 10% less electricity than you usually would during this time.

If you hit your target, we'll give you £1.00 in credit for every extra kWh of electricity you save.

Not sure how much different I can do in 30 minutes - just delay my dinner as it was gong to be microwaved leftovers?! Guess I could fill a flask, just in case.
Last night I switched the hotwater boiler back on. The Hotwater in the tank didn't stay hot enough for the washing up last night.

Realistically?................how much money is being saved here?  Or is it more of a 'Save the planet' thing?