NewsBite

Opinion

John Davidson

How home automation can cut your power bills

Using a free home-automation platform, we’ve been switching off electrical items around the Digital Life Labs the moment there’s a surge in the price of power.

As the streaker once said to the magistrate, it seemed like a good idea at the time ...

In summer, the staff and I here at the Digital Life Labs decided to take a punt and switch electricity providers to Amber Electric, a Melbourne-based power company which retails power at wholesale rates in an effort to encourage more Australians to shift to renewables.

Loading...
John Davidson is an award-winning columnist, reviewer, and senior writer based in Sydney and in the Digital Life Laboratories, from where he writes about personal technology. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jdavidson@afr.com

Read More

Latest In Technology

Fetching latest articles

Most Viewed In Technology

    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/technology/how-home-automation-can-cut-your-power-bills-20220701-p5ayhv