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Harriet Morphy-Morris

Amazon launches household gadget to help cut shoppers' energy bills

The latest tech gadget from Amazon is helping shoppers reduce their day-to-day electricity costs and manage thermostat readings. Energy bills are expected to rise once more this spring as existing support grants run out.

All households received around £66 a month from the Government to help with rising energy costs but it is due to come to a halt at the end of March 2023. This means households will see a 20% rise in bills as the payments stop, as usual rising costs been a majority of billpayers are looking at ways of keeping the costs as low as possible.

Plug-in appliances are often one of the most expensive gadgets to run at home, especially if they are put on standby for hours on end. Also known as 'vampire appliances' items like TVs, Microwaves, kettles and monitors rack up hundreds of pounds when plugged in at the wall but not being used.

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