24th– 28th October 2011 will be the fifteenth Energy Saving Week and this year the Energy Saving Trust is focusing on how you can take back control of your spiralling energy bills at home. Here are some great tips:
BE NICE TO YOUR FREEZER...
Fridge freezers are the most hardworking appliances in our kitchens – in fact, UK households use around £2 billion worth of electricity on refrigeration and freezing every year. To help cut costs, don’t leave the door open longer than necessary, as cold air will escape. Avoid putting hot food into the fridge, defrost the freezer regularly and check the door seals are working properly.
WRAP UP YOUR HOT WATER TANK... GIVE IT A JACKET
An insulating jacket for hot water tanks only costs a few pounds and pays for itself within months.
Fit one that’s at least 75mm (3”) thick and you could save around £40 a year. If every UK household
fitted a jacket on their tank tomorrow, we’d save around £141 million on energy bills every year.
DRAW AT DUSK... CLOSE YOUR CURTAINS
As the days get chillier, closing your curtains at dusk will stop heat escaping through windows.
This is an easy and practically free way to help you reduce you energy bills and stop wasting energy.
A BRIGHT IDEA... BUY AN ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHT BULB
When the days are shorter you’ll be relying on your lights more. Trade up your ordinary light bulbs for energy saving ones. And with inefficient light bulbs being phased out over the next few years, now is a great time to do so. Energy saving light bulbs last up to 10 times longer than ordinary bulbs, and by fitting all the lights in your house with energy saving bulbs you could save around £30 a year and £480 over the lifetime of all of the bulbs... This saving could be around £120 over its lifetime if you’re replacing a high wattage incandescent bulb, or one used for more than a few hours a day.
TAKE TO THE FLOOR...
Stop draughts and heat escaping by filling gaps under skirting boards with beading or mastic sealant. That’ll save around £25 off your heating bills every year!
SEE DOUBLE... AND CUT HEAT LOSS BY 50%
Double-glazing cuts heat loss through windows by 50% and could cut your heating bill by up to £165 a year. If you can’t afford to replace all the windows, why not choose the rooms that cost you the most to heat, such as the living room and occupied bedrooms.
FEELING CHILLY? LOFT INSULATION WILL KEEP THE HEAT IN YOUR HOME
If your loft is uninsulated, about 15% of what you’re paying for your heating could be escaping through your roof. Insulate your loft to 270mm and if it’s currently uninsulated you could save around £175 a year off your heating bills. If you have less than the recommended 270mm, topping it up will save you around £25 a year. If everybody in the UK who could install 270mm of loft insulation did so, we would save around £437 million per year.
GENERATE YOUR OWN!
If you have the funds available, then why not think about installing your own microgeneration unit such as solar PV for your electricity or a ground source heat pump for your heat. Schemes like the Feed-in Tariff offer you income for the electricity you generate, while the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) helps cover the up-front cost of green heating systems. You can find out which technology suits your home best with the Home Energy Generation Selector – www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/renewableselector
USE A HOME POWER SAVER
The EPS Power Saver uses a combination of filtration and correction techniques to improve the efficiency of various appliances and circuits. In addition, the intelligent technology optimises the voltage and current demands thus reducing the active power / KWH demands and achieves around 10% to 20% savings on your electricity bill.
BE SWITCHED ON – TAKE A HOME ENERGY CHECK!
To find out how much energy can be saved in your own home, fill out the Energy Saving Trust’s online home energy check www.energysavingtrust.org.uk. Alternatively, you can call the free phone advice number on 0800 512 012. The regional Energy Saving Trust advice centres can provide you with free, impartial advice on how to make your home more energy efficient and talk to you about grants you may be eligible for to implement energy efficient measures.
BE NICE TO YOUR FREEZER...
Fridge freezers are the most hardworking appliances in our kitchens – in fact, UK households use around £2 billion worth of electricity on refrigeration and freezing every year. To help cut costs, don’t leave the door open longer than necessary, as cold air will escape. Avoid putting hot food into the fridge, defrost the freezer regularly and check the door seals are working properly.
WRAP UP YOUR HOT WATER TANK... GIVE IT A JACKET
An insulating jacket for hot water tanks only costs a few pounds and pays for itself within months.
Fit one that’s at least 75mm (3”) thick and you could save around £40 a year. If every UK household
fitted a jacket on their tank tomorrow, we’d save around £141 million on energy bills every year.
DRAW AT DUSK... CLOSE YOUR CURTAINS
As the days get chillier, closing your curtains at dusk will stop heat escaping through windows.
This is an easy and practically free way to help you reduce you energy bills and stop wasting energy.
A BRIGHT IDEA... BUY AN ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHT BULB
When the days are shorter you’ll be relying on your lights more. Trade up your ordinary light bulbs for energy saving ones. And with inefficient light bulbs being phased out over the next few years, now is a great time to do so. Energy saving light bulbs last up to 10 times longer than ordinary bulbs, and by fitting all the lights in your house with energy saving bulbs you could save around £30 a year and £480 over the lifetime of all of the bulbs... This saving could be around £120 over its lifetime if you’re replacing a high wattage incandescent bulb, or one used for more than a few hours a day.
TAKE TO THE FLOOR...
Stop draughts and heat escaping by filling gaps under skirting boards with beading or mastic sealant. That’ll save around £25 off your heating bills every year!
SEE DOUBLE... AND CUT HEAT LOSS BY 50%
Double-glazing cuts heat loss through windows by 50% and could cut your heating bill by up to £165 a year. If you can’t afford to replace all the windows, why not choose the rooms that cost you the most to heat, such as the living room and occupied bedrooms.
FEELING CHILLY? LOFT INSULATION WILL KEEP THE HEAT IN YOUR HOME
If your loft is uninsulated, about 15% of what you’re paying for your heating could be escaping through your roof. Insulate your loft to 270mm and if it’s currently uninsulated you could save around £175 a year off your heating bills. If you have less than the recommended 270mm, topping it up will save you around £25 a year. If everybody in the UK who could install 270mm of loft insulation did so, we would save around £437 million per year.
GENERATE YOUR OWN!
If you have the funds available, then why not think about installing your own microgeneration unit such as solar PV for your electricity or a ground source heat pump for your heat. Schemes like the Feed-in Tariff offer you income for the electricity you generate, while the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) helps cover the up-front cost of green heating systems. You can find out which technology suits your home best with the Home Energy Generation Selector – www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/renewableselector
The EPS Power Saver uses a combination of filtration and correction techniques to improve the efficiency of various appliances and circuits. In addition, the intelligent technology optimises the voltage and current demands thus reducing the active power / KWH demands and achieves around 10% to 20% savings on your electricity bill.
BE SWITCHED ON – TAKE A HOME ENERGY CHECK!
To find out how much energy can be saved in your own home, fill out the Energy Saving Trust’s online home energy check www.energysavingtrust.org.uk. Alternatively, you can call the free phone advice number on 0800 512 012. The regional Energy Saving Trust advice centres can provide you with free, impartial advice on how to make your home more energy efficient and talk to you about grants you may be eligible for to implement energy efficient measures.
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