Don’t wash your laundry at teatime – why planning energy use can reduce your bills

By Lala Rukh, PhD Candidate, Energy, University of Galway; Atlantic Technological University

For decades, judging a home’s energy performance meant asking one question: how much does it use? Labels such as energy performance certificates still ask only that.

But homes are changing. Add solar panels, a battery or an electric car, and a house starts to generate, store and sell electricity. Meanwhile, what that electricity costs depends more and more on the clock. Since June 2026, Ireland’s largest…

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