From the graph I now have from my energy monitor1 and associated scripting2 it looks like my standing electricity usage overnight is 120W with a regular 150W peak every hour, not sure what that is yet. So can I get that lower? That is with two fridges plugged in, one is a beer fridge that is not very efficient I don't suppose, and there will be a few more bits connected, including the router, the nas the raspberry pi and the energy monitor itself. If I get more remote sockets I can automatically turn most of these things off overnight (when we know we don't need them). Not the fridge, but the beer fridge can be turned off all week actually.
I've secured my energy monitor graphs now so you can't see them but I will still be reporting back with some sort of summary.
Number one son now dropped off at nursery, though I think I might be picking him up again early if it starts to snow. No sign of it here yet, apart from the grey sky.
raspberry pi: Credit card sized super cheap computer, awesome.
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