New energy monitoring systems can be installed by your energy supplier and they have multiple functions. Firstly, an energy monitoring system will show you exactly how much energy, on any given moment and on any given day, you are using. Then, it will show you where you can save energy. Then, you can set your system so that you do save energy. It is as simple as that. An energy monitoring system monitors the amount of energy you use, so you don’t have to do that. It ensures that big loads are done during off-peak periods, and it ensures that any energy you have paid for but not used, goes back into your system.

How big is the saving?

Talk to your energy management services about your energy, the rates that you pay each month, and by how much you would like to reduce your bills. They will look at your current usage, and they will assess where you are using the most energy. They will suggest that you set your big appliances, such as a washing machine, the dishwasher system, and the pool cleaner, for example, to work in the low peak periods or the low-cost periods. Of course, they will assemble and set the energy monitoring system for you but will teach you how to do it in case you need to make any changes.

Remember that on top of having an energy management system you should also always keep your lights switched off when not in use, switch your appliances off at the wall, and switch your geyser off in the morning after a shower, and back on again an hour before you need it, in the evening. All the little things add up. To bring your bills down, chat to those who install and supply energy monitoring systems.