I’m an Eco Queen in Training!! :)

@Noodles666 

Congratulations Noodles666, Very impressive, been there and done it all but after 9 years I’m burn’t out. I too found I was obsessed with meter reading...in fact still download all the info every day and save power where I can...but it has cost me my mental health. Since Lockdown I haven’t been out and my Nissan LEAF is almost welded to the charger, importing during the day and exporting during the evening. That’s about 16 hours a day it’s not available to me and if I use it during the day that electricity has to be imported extra to normal to be ready for 7.00am next morning.

In short I feel I’ve done my due constraint and so have now bought a Diesel Land Rover Discovery to force me out of the house leaving the LEAF in the garage connected to the National Grid. Charging at motorway service stations has now become so expensive it’s cheaper to run a 2.7 ton Land Rover than an electric Nissan LEAF on long journeys.

You are a credit to The Green Movement...but don’t become a prisoner to it. Life is for living so get out and enjoy yourself, you’ve certainly earned it more than some.

Leo

Sounds like you’ve got lots of positives in place @Noodles666 . My only other suggestion would be an air fryer. We use ours now instead of the microwave most days and it uses less power. 
My other question is if you have considered solar panels (if you can)? We had ours installed in 2012 and they paid for themselves in 6-7 years and now give us ‘free’ electricity. 
For your smart meter updates, don’t forget that you can get info ‘on the go’ from the authorised third party companies which helps to keep track even when you’re out and about. 
 

• Energy usage data from third party Apps: Ivie, Loop and Hugo - my guide Tutorial

Good on you, I couldn't pit that much energy in to it 🤣

Thank you everyone for your kindness and helpful advice, 

Leo, I’m sorry to hear about your burn out I had one myself but don’t give up. I became unwell as we were coming out of lockdown but am now getting my energy and zing back. I’m not going to get those two years back so I’m not hanging around anymore! As well as my winter holidays I go away every 4-5 weeks on mini breaks to see as much of life as I can cram in. So get that diesel Landy out and have fun with it off road!! 👍😊 Yes, leave the Leaf in the garage it’s where it belongs. I’m a bit of a rebel so will never have an electric car. 😈
 

BPLightlog: Yes I’ve had solar panels fitted this year and they are brilliant! They’ve cut my electric bill in half (hence all the holidays). I did consider an air fryer but I’m old school and (as they say) ‘If it ain’t broken then don’t fix it!!’ So I’ll wait until my halogen cooker packs up. To be honest I’ve only used it a couple of times in recent years so I can’t justify buying another product when I don’t really need it. 😊 I’m trying to buy less to save the planet (where’s superman when you need him!) but I’m failing miserably! 😮

I’m aware that some of my suggestions seem a little eccentric but then we’d be really boring if we were all the same and I do love my holidays and mini breaks! 😂😂😂