I just stumbled across this thread http://forums.hexus.net/general-disc...rain-week.html and as I have just had smart metering installed, Ive been going through a similar exercise.
The display does focus the mind somewhat, and although I have solar panels which reduces my gas consumption to zero during the summer (I use the immersion heater via a 'smart' (ish) controller) I still have a base load of around 250 to 300 Watts at night. Most of that is the fridge and freezer and a fike server fed via a UPS.
The UPS though was taking about 40 Watts, in addition to the 60W load of the server, so i have taken that out of service, given the resilience of ext3 filesystems, and I am in an area with a very reliable power supply. Switching the desktop computer off instead of standby has saved a bit more, as has switching off a rarely used printer.
The other things I could switch off is a balance between cost and convenience - there are several very small drain items of equipment (router, a couple of switches, VDSL modem) which would be a pain to power cycle everyday. I could unplug the TV, but its is less than a couple of watts, and of course that poer ends up as heat, so it is indirectly making a contribution to the overall warmth of the house.
What active power savings measures to people take?