How to Electrify Your LifeSave Loads of Money &Save the Planet
Radical decarbonisation at domestic scale. A living lab proving that deep energy cost and carbon savings are achievable today.
A Domestic Smart Energy 'Living Lab'
How To Electrify Your Life (HTEYL) is where Dr Alan James first tackled the subject of radical decarbonisation at a domestic scale. We used our own home as a highly monitored living lab.
By capturing extremely granular data over multiple years, we tested the physical limits of replacing fossil fuels with smart, interconnected GreenTech. We mapped the financials, the carbon savings, and the real-world operational challenges.
This journey has now concluded at our primary site, Warksburn Old Church—living proof that a Zero Energy Cost & Zero Energy Carbon ('2ZEC') home is a buildable reality today.
Total Financial Benefit
Across just four years of monitored granular data, this single living lab eliminated over 100 tonnes of CO₂ and saved over £74,000 in energy and fuel costs compared to a fossil-fuel baseline.
The Hard Factual Evidence
Our highly detailed, visually presented annual data reports prove the financial and environmental viability of smart energy at a domestic scale.
2025 Report
PDF Data£16,436 saved in energy
26.7 tonnes eliminated
2024 Report
PDF Data£18,130 saved in energy
27.9 tonnes eliminated
2023 Report
PDF Data£21,118 saved in energy
27.9 tonnes eliminated
2022 Report
PDF Data£19,089 saved in energy
25.5 tonnes eliminated
The GreenTech Stack
Our living lab integrated multiple advanced technologies to create a unified, smart microgrid within a single domestic property.
Solar PV
Rooftop generation turning daylight directly into zero-carbon electrical energy.
Tesla Powerwalls
Domestic battery storage to time-shift generation and consumption.
ASHP
Highly efficient Air Source Heat Pumps replacing oil-fired central heat and domestic hot water.
Electric Vehicles
Eliminating petrol/diesel reliance and integrating with home charging logic.
Smart Tariffs
Dynamic time-of-use energy pricing to arbitrage grid import.
Granular Analytics
Continuous real-time monitoring of every kWh generated, stored, and consumed. And every £ saved.
