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Harvey Jones & Nicola Roy & Sam Barker

Savvy dad knocks £625 off energy bill by updating one expensive appliance

Families all over the UK are desperately trying to cut down on their energy bills. With the new price cap of £3,549 a year set to come into force on October 1, it can be handy to know exactly which appliances in your household are using up the most money, so it's easier to cut down.

One father discovered one device in his home was contributing to a massive part of his bills, after using a smart meter to track his energy usage. 46-year-old David Miles, from Essex, recently went around his home plugging in different appliances and monitoring their energy performance via an app, the Mirror reports.

“It tells me how much power each appliance is consuming at any given time and its average daily consumption," he told Express.co.uk.

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