Energy everyone understands.
Not all energy usage can be moved, but some of your biggest consumers of power often can. Take a look below for examples of shiftable energy usage you can use at different times of day in order to run your home for less during off-peak hours.
Charge the EV
Do the washing
Heat the water tank
Run the dishwasher
The problem
Your smart meter is only the beginning.
Smart meters measure your electricity, but they don't help you understand it. They don't show which devices are using the most energy. They don't explain whether your tariff is right for your home. They don't help your family make better decisions throughout the day. Tewke changes that.
See all your data at a glance
Typical energy dashboards tend to look at usage across the whole home. Tewke goes much deeper.
Energy history
Track your past consumption trends over time at a glance.
Tariff clock
Check live energy pricing on your Tap to know the cost at any point in the day.
Individual appliances
See exactly how much each specific appliance costs you to run.
Energy changes every day
Traditional tariffs charge a flat rate, but modern dynamic tariffs change every half hour. Sometimes green electricity becomes incredibly cheap, or even completely free. On rare occasions, the grid will actually pay you to use power. Without the right visibility, you’d never know when to take advantage. Tewke makes sure you always do.
Is your tariff right for you?
Not sure whether a time-of-day tariff is right for you? Tewke compares how your home actually uses electricity with alternative tariffs. See what yesterday would have cost. See what last month would have cost. Switch with confidence, not guesswork.
Tricia
House transformation
"Tap’s fantastic value, it was much less expensive than other smart lighting systems and it was really easy for my electrician to install.”
Alice
Modern living
"With a variable energy tariff, Tap tells us when we can save money by picking the best times to use our electricity."
Emma and Piers
Family home
“Tap looks great. It’s given us the control we never had before, and it’s really easy to set up and use.”
Energy is just the beginning.
Most energy tools are hidden away in a smartphone app for a single user, but Tewke is designed for the whole household. Bringing live energy insights directly to the wall, clearly displayed, so that everyone in the family can make smarter choices together. After all, the smartest home isn't the one with the most complex data, it’s the one that uses its information best.
Frequently asked questions.
What is smart home energy monitoring?
Smart home energy monitoring uses connected technology to track how a home is using electricity, often down to individual circuits or appliances rather than just the total. Tap’s energy management feature helps homeowners understand consumption patterns, spot inefficiencies and make more informed decisions about how they use energy.
What's the difference between a smart meter and smart energy monitoring?
A smart meter measures total household electricity use and reports it to your energy supplier. Tap’s smart energy monitoring goes much further, breaking usage down by circuit or appliance, tracking live cost and comparing that data with your tariff, providing you with insight a standard smart meter on its own doesn't.
Can smart energy monitoring help reduce energy bills?
Yes. By showing which devices and rooms use the most electricity, and when, Tap’s smart energy monitoring makes it easier to identify wasteful habits, shift usage of the biggest consumers of electricity to cheaper times and check whether your current tariff is still the best fit for your home.
Can smart energy monitoring track individual appliances, not just the whole house?
Yes. Tap breaks down energy use by circuit, so you can see which specific appliances or rooms are driving consumption, rather than only viewing one combined household total, as you’d get from your standard smart meter.
Can smart energy tools help me choose the right electricity tariff?
Yes. Tap's Agile Tariff Simulator compares how your home actually uses electricity against alternative tariffs, showing what past usage would have cost under a different plan, helping you decide whether to switch based on real data rather than guesswork.
What is 'carbon intensity' and why does it matter for my energy use?
'Carbon intensity' is a measure of how much CO₂ is produced by the generation sources for the electricity you use. This changes throughout the day as the UK grid draws more or less power from wind, solar and other renewables versus gas fuelled power stations. Tap's carbon intensity feature shows you this in real time, so you can choose to run heavy energy appliances when the grid is at its cleanest.
Can Tap alert me when electricity prices change?
Yes. Notifications on the Tap screen and in Tewke app let you know the moment rates spike or a low-cost, off-peak window opens, so you can shift usage to the cheapest times without having to constantly check a dashboard.