Posted by Emma Reid on 16th Dec 2022
Floodlights are a great way to power your home, but are solar powered models truly viable?
Floodlights are the best way to keep the outside of your home well lit, acting as a deterrent to intruders and a helpful guide to navigate at night. However, their high-power requirements mean they can be cripplingly expensive to run, leaving your home unprotected.
Solar powered lights are a great way to get around this. Here’s why…1) &… Read more
Posted by Emma Reid on 25th Nov 2022
LEDs are a key part of redeveloping cities to be greener and safer! Here’s what Nottingham city council are doing…
Nottingham City Council managed to secure
£7 million from the Government’s Levelling Up fund to replace their tired old halogen street lights with modern LEDs. This may seem like a strange thing to focus on upgrading, but there are absolutely loads of benefits to making the switch that means that money is an incred… Read more
Posted by Emma Reid on 18th Nov 2022
This week, we’re taking a look at vampires! No not the horror movie monsters, we’re looking at smart appliances, and how they can still consume power when you’re not using them.
Simply put, a Vampire Appliance is a device that continues to use power even when you’re not actively using them.
With the current energy crisis, smart appliances and smart bulbs in particular are getting the finger pointed at them for wasting energy… Read more
Posted by Emma Reid on 8th Nov 2022
Ever looked at a neighbour’s house that’s absolutely festooned in festive lights and wondered how much they cost to run? The answer might be less than you think.
With the cost of electricity going up, that question is more important than ever. However, if you want a little bit of festive sparkle to banish the winter blues, there’s ways to make sure they don’t cost you too much to run, even in the current climate. The key is making… Read more