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Review of innr GU10 Four Pack Smart Tunable/Dimmable LED Spots

Wednesday 29th November 2017 by Steve Mayne Leave a Comment

Philips Hue bulbs are Smart LED light-bulbs that can be operated via an App, your browser, a smart-switch or voice via Alexa or Google Assistant. We’ve started to convert our household bulbs from standard LED to LED smartbulbs. Smartbulbs are simple to set up and have other benefits too. For example, we have a landing … Continue reading this article ››

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Cheap Electricity Supplier

Sunday 19th November 2017 by Amanda Mayne

It was that time to change electrical/gas supplier again, although we have solar panels on our roof, recharging our electric car, family of 5, washing machine on the go seemingly 24/7, our overall electricity useage is higher than the average household. Looking around, the cheapest reputable supplier for our scenario ended up being a company … Continue reading this article ››

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Electric Vehicle Charging in Havant Borough

Saturday 25th June 2016 by Steve Mayne

If you want to know where you can recharge an Electric Vehicle (EV) in the Borough of Havant then this article is just for you. Electric vehicles such as the Renault Zoe and Nissan Leaf and Mitsubushi Outlander PHEV are no longer the eco-hippy-save-the-planet car choices, they are cars that can be found in supermarket … Continue reading this article ››

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Waterlooville Solar Panel Installation & Review

Wednesday 25th November 2015 by Steve Mayne 9 Comments

Back in the summer my son and I worked together on a piece of his optional school homework. The project was to create a renewable energy system in which batteries are charged by a small Solar panel which then lights a set of LEDs. I was amazed how much power the small Solar panel outputted, … Continue reading this article ››

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The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV just makes sense

Sunday 8th November 2015 by Steve Mayne Leave a Comment

In January 2013 a plug-in hybrid petrol/electric car called the Outlander PHEV was launched by Mitsubishi. The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV can run on either the electricity stored in it’s battery, or on petrol from it’s fuel tank. We had a 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV for a 3 day test drive. During this time we only … Continue reading this article ››

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Is this the end of Home Generated Solar Power? Or just the beginning?

Friday 16th October 2015 by Steve Mayne Leave a Comment

Earlier this year, the powers-that-be announced that the government cash subsidies for home installation of Solar Panels were going to be cut from 1st January 2016. These subsidies were put in place by a previous government to jump-start large and small solar farms and panels on roofs of domestic properties. These subsidies make a lot … Continue reading this article ››

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