Martin Lewis has offered people advice about the best times to use their energy appliances and says he hopes there won't be any blackouts this winter.
The financial guru appeared on ITV's This Morning on Tuesday and answered questions from viewers. One caller had a question about switching to an economy-7 meter to save energy and to try and help the National Grid with electricity surges.
Martin said: "We are looking at energy difficulties this winter. We hope there will not be any blackouts."
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He further said the peak time for energy usage is between 4pm and 7pm and we all need to work together to ensure that blackouts don't happen, reports the Liverpool Echo. He urged households not to use high energy appliances such as washing machines between those hours.
He added: "If the stuff there is no hassle for you not to have on between 4 and 7 - if you can have your washing machine and your drying machine on during the day - and it doesn't really matter to you and you're not on a time-of-use tariff, well let's all try not to put stuff we don't need to put on between 4 and 7. If it's a hassle for you, you do what you want to do."
As for having an Economy-7 meter installed, Martin advised this would only be useful for certain customers. He said: "The rough rule of thumb is that you want storage heaters and 40% or more of your electric to be in overnight period to be worth while. If your house isn't set up to do that don't bother."
Economy 7 meters, which have to be specially installed, track day and night use of electricity separately, so that a different kWh rate can be offered via an Economy 7 tariff. They allow you to get cheaper electricity for a set amount of hours each night meaning it could work for you if you tend to use more energy during the specified Economy 7 times.
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