The 12 Earth Day gadgets that pay for themselves

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My energy bill for March arrived last week with a number on it that made me put the kettle down and walk away for a minute to process things. When I sat down to look at what was actually draining the house, I realised most of the damage was coming from small, unglamorous habits I'd never bothered to question.

Earth Day felt like the right moment to pull together the shortlist of things that can genuinely improve your energy bill, because every product here does the same job twice: it cuts something you're currently wasting, and it pays for itself in a realistic timeframe.


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John-Anthony Disotto
Collections Editor

John-Anthony Disotto is the Collections Editor at Tom's Guide, curating advice on the best products to spend your hard-earned cash on. An award-winning journalist and longtime Apple expert, he previously covered AI at TechRadar and served as How To Editor at iMore. When he isn't at his desk, he's probably trying to stop his French Bulldog Kermit from destroying his newest tech product.

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