"Mark" wrote in message
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On the Wiki page you mentioned:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_factor
Note the section headed:
-Importance of power factor in distribution systems-

I often wondered if a domestic user could reduce the power factor of
the supply and hence reduce the bill.


Well I'm wondering if I should have been worrying about that too.
(I assume you mean '...the power factor of his load...' )

What about the inductive loads like the washing machine motor and 'wallwart
transformers'?
Should I be investing in power factor correction?

I don't recall any of those 'energy efficiency labels' on washing machines
quoting a power factor value!

Roger R