How hungry is your appliance?

This is a guest post from Mr ETL (my husband) about how we found out exactly how much we are spending on our background electricity usage throughout the year and…

How to make a DIY chimney balloon

How to make a DIY chimney balloon at home, quickly and with very little expense! Blocking drafts from your chimney can save you money and energy

Picture request!

This morning I was tweeting away about how we keep an eye on the efficiency of our solar panels and I was asked to put up some pictures of our panels.  They…

Solar Panels – a great investment?

Solar electricity is big news in the UK at the moment.  You can’t miss all the adverts for free solar panels, to be maintained for free for 25 years, providing you with…