Australian electricity is expensive and our solar uptake is the highest per capita in the world. This section covers energy monitoring, smart plugs, hot water and pool pump control, and how to automate around time-of-use tariffs and feed-in tariffs so your automations actually cut the bill.
Most smart plugs look identical and are not. What the 10 amp rating actually means, why the shape matters on a double power point, and the specifications worth checking before you spend.
Smart plugs are cheap, useful and occasionally a genuinely bad idea. The appliances to keep off them, why the current rating matters more than anything else, and where the real risk sits.
Smart plugs are sold as an energy-saving device. Here is what they genuinely save, what they cost you in standby power, and where the real savings are in an Australian home.
