I had the same problem with lemmy.one shutting down. I’ve been exploring around and am currently trying feddit.online, because it isn’t lemmy based. So far I’m liking it, but Piefed just got a proper API for apps and the first app launched yesterday, so we’ll see how it goes.
A region check might be a good way to handle it and load balance at the same time. Pushing people to a larger variety of instances while also making it easy on them. The down side is certainly the overhead of vetting and maintaining the list.
This is them, to the best of their ability, complying with UK law. If more people tried to comply, perhaps the UK government would realize how foolish their Online Safety Act is and do something about it.
I use a KillaWatt device. It is a simple device you plug into the outlet and then plug the device you want to measure into it. I’ve had mine for a long time so I have no idea what a new one would cost, but I’m guessing sub $30.