There has been a lot in the press this week about the national roll out of smart meters to monitor energy consumption in our homes, the most recent article being just yesterday in The Telegraph.   There is a doubt that they will do this effectively, if at all, but what they are will do however is make somebody very rich and add further to the load of electromagnetic fields circulating about our homes, in turn risking occupants health.

I am talking about the wireless type of smart meter of course, which will the default type offered to homes.  There are two alternatives though: one is to have a wired-in version, the other is not to have one at all.

Personally, I can think of better things to do with my time than fiddle about on a miniature screen in order to save the odd kilowatt here or there.  In my own household the principle of turning things off when not in use, wearing an extra jumper in order to turn down the heating, and boiling just enough water in the kettle to make the desired quantity of hot drink works well enough.  There is a wealth of action we can take to reduce our bills and they are well known, tried and tested. Saving energy, is not really a scientific conundrum, just common sense.  And it doesn’t require another wireless gadget to achieve it.