Energy efficiency
There are many simple and low-cost changes you can make to your home and lifestyle to help reduce the amount of energy you use. This will reduce your energy bills and help the environment.
- Replace your standard light bulbs with energy efficient light bulbs. One 20 watt low-energy bulb can save £60 over its lifetime compared to a normal 100 watt bulb.
- Turn electrical equipment such as televisions off at the wall. Do not leave them on standby. Devices left on standby waste up to 10% of electricity used in your home.
- Unplug chargers such as mobile phone chargers when they are not in use. They still use electricity even when your mobile is not connected.
- Use the heating programmer and thermostat to control your heating. Turning a thermostat down by 1 degree saves 10% on your heating bills.
- Use the radiator thermostatic valve to turn the heating off in a room when you are not in it.
- Only fill a kettle with as much water as is needed. Boiling water you are not going to use wastes electricity and water.
- Regularly defrost fridge and freezer. This will help them operate more efficiently, and therefore use less electricity.
- Keep your freezer full to imrpove efficiency. Roll up newspaper and wrap in plastic bags to fill up empty space.
- Washing your clothes at 30 degrees will use less electricity. Also only wash when you have a full load means you will use the machine less frequently.
- Fix dripping taps. A leaking tap wastes 15 litres a day, which is as much as 5000 litres a year, the equivalent to 35 baths.
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