Reducing energy usage

[superfeathers]

Or you can buy a football, then go to the park and have a kick about with your mates for free

What is this park you speak of

[JamesWales]

For any gamers: as of the 5th September prices, leaving an Xbox Series X on “standby”, its default switched off mode, will cost you £132 a year. Dip into settings and toggle it over to “energy saver” (By contrast, the PS5’s default costs around £4).

Source: Metro Entertainment

£132 a year?! That is extraordinary

[Wales-Bales]

£132 a year?! That is extraordinary

Here's a tip, turn off everything you don't use at the mains or leave it unplugged.

[Organ Morgan.]

Anyone who has a cannabis grow in their attic know how to keep their leccy bill down, although I doubt any of them have a smart meter.

[superfeathers]

Anyone who has a cannabis grow in their attic know how to keep their leccy bill down, although I doubt any of them have a smart meter.

If you have meter readings that were further ahead than the actual, that would’ve saved money?

[Organ Morgan.]

Yeah, that's what I did. I've been bombarded for years by providers wanting to lumber me with smart meters but I ignored them. I still don't know what the alleged advantages of having them is.