As electricity bills soar, here's how to save power and money 

As energy costs escalate further, Kya deLongchamps does some detective work on how we can finesse our consumption  

EAB means the Estimated Annual Bill, and shopping for power. Use it to compare and contrast tariffs between electricity suppliers. Picture: iStock

As energy prices soar yet again, and the demands of both the domestic and industrial sectors lead to system alerts on our available electricity supply, it can all leave you feeling just a bit powerless — pun very much intended.

I’m as confused and frustrated as anyone, at the continued Government protection of power-gnashing data centres which take more electricity to maintain than all of our rural housing (14% in 2021 according to the Central Statistics Office).