Energy costs are going through the roof here, with electricity prices in the region of £0.25 per kWh. As it happens, I am luckily locked into a contract with a fixed price of £0.15 per kWh, for the next year, by which time, things may have calmed down.
But that is just background. Because I have a smart meter, my electricity comes down to £0.05 per kWh between half past midnight and 4:30am. That's a third of my regular tariff, and a fifth of what some people are paying. So being able to switch my washer on from my bed, just before turning out the light, would be wonderful. Instead, at the moment, I am using my current washer's count down timer and doing the "It's 10 o'clock now, so if I set this to..... then it will start at...." game.
(I am also in the process of buying an EV. The car may be months away yet, but the charger is already installed and is app controlled. So that 5p rate is going to be well used)
