An independent journal for a living planetMonday, 2 November 2026
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EVERYDAY TOOLS

A few numbers. Better everyday decisions.

Estimate household electricity use and garden rainfall with simple transparent calculators.

ENERGY, MADE VISIBLE

What does that appliance use?

Estimate electricity for one appliance. Actual consumption varies with operating cycles and settings.

15.00 kWh

Watts × hours per day × days ÷ 1,000. This is energy use, not a bill estimate.

RAIN IN YOUR PATCH

How much rain fell on your garden?

Turn rainfall depth into a volume over an area. The result is total rain falling, not water collected or absorbed.

200 litres

Rainfall in millimetres × area in square metres. One millimetre over one square metre equals one litre. Runoff, interception and evaporation change how much reaches the soil.