Damon Hart-Davis

For your first point, have you seen the "Stop charging when sleeping" option? Rgds Damon

I would also like the ability to automatically charge differently depending on the charge source, eg for me off-grid or grid-tied. (For my new MBA with USB-C charging that might...

See https://twitter.com/andysc/status/1554378086459785217

Very broadly 4pm to 9pm (later afternoon to early evening) will be peak time in many markets much of the year. For the GB grid 4pm to 7pm local time...

One comment so far from a grid person: > On the whole it’s a great idea to demand shift away from the peak. So, maybe start with something simple (4pm-9pm)...

FYI: https://energymag.net/daily-energy-demand-curve/ Note morning peaks in some many places too. Rgds Damon

> love the idea, I'm just curious. does my laptop charging make that much of a difference? I understand something like a washing machine or an EV. Millions of laptops...

For my new M1 MacBook Air, turning on low power mode at the same time as inhibiting charging would seem to likely save another ~0.7W/15%. There are maybe 2 million...

See also this from the CTO of IBM UK: https://twitter.com/andysc/status/1552232493708967941

Ah, thank you. Hadn't realised. I'll give myself some time to play with it next week! Rgds Damon