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My baby steps in home automation
I’ve got grand ambitions to use home automation to optimise the energy efficiency of my new build, as well as for other convenient ways to streamline my daily life. I’ve written here about a very inspiring off-grid home using home automation to manage power use really impressively. And I’ve written here about Home Assistant, the…
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An energy efficiency masterclass from an offgrid Aussie home
I just wrote a post about making power savings using cheap home automation, but one story I heard there was next-level, and needed its own post. Wowee, I really hit the energy efficiency inspo jackpot! I’m having fun tinkering around learning to use Home Assistant, an open source (free) software for automating things around your…
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How to save power using cheap home automation
I’ve got some grand ambitions for home automation, but at the moment I’m taking baby steps. For inspo I asked asked some Home Assistant fans how they’re using it to save on their power bills, and here are some of their fantastic answers. (I’ll come back to what Home Assistant actually is in a moment,…
