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I get all wound up with us not using proper nomenclature for units most recently we see power usage expressed as kwh, KwH, KWH etc It should be kWh --- small k for thousand (kilo) =, capital W for Watts and h for hours kWh always please there are plenty of other things too you may notice that centim...

I don’t see that we are at the point of having excess renewable energy that we can’t use, even at night. I would advocate switching off fossil fuel power in preference to storing renewable energy. Pumped hydro is used to supplement the grid for short periods when there is sudden unexpected high dema...

I don’t like using energy that has already been generated and storing it in any store. You loose. It is less than 100% efficient so with energy storage we will use more energy than without it

One of my hobbies is energy use reduction a seriously underrated sport

I would happily turn off my fridge and freezer during the peak, and other things if asked.

I wish smart meters could do smart things like that but all that is needed is a smart plug. Financial incentives might help others

This is a brilliant initiative in HK. I like reducing better than reusing and recycling is the last resort. They do massively reduce waste by seperating valuable resources and effectively ‘mining’ useful materials. Weee need them!

I reckon 80/100A single phase supply inside box looped into a mains cable nearby

In my opinion you should not be drinking artificially softened water

It is remarkable to know where it went! We also know where it came from. In my simplistic way of looking at it the accounts should be able to figure out what was going on —- YEARS AGO

Where did the money go?

I would be thinking DraughtProofing, insulation, elimination of in house winter cooling systems (dot and dab, soil pipe boxes, party wall cavities, insufficient loft insulation, un insulated thermal bridging from gable walls and chimneys, uninsulated floors etc) Doing things on a task by task basis ...