Save Energy
Four ideas to save energy in the home
It is estimated that around 16% of energy use in the home is energy loss. That is, it is not doing any productive work for you at all! Here are some ideas to save substantial amounts of energy.
1. Insulate your home – insulate your loft with nice thick padding and stop heat loss from your roof, insulate your cavity your cavity walls and stop heat loss through your walls, and stop heat leakage through draughts. Do you have cold air leaking down from your loft cover? Round your doors or windows? Stop this heat escaping by plugging the gaps.
2. Turn down your thermostat – every degree you turn down the heat then it is estimated that you save up to 3% of heating costs. Switch off your central heating when you don’t need it. Turn the radiators off or down in rooms you don’t use. Open the curtains and use the sun to heat rooms. Put on a cardigan or sweater.
3. Use less hot water – take showers not baths and limit the time you let the hot tap run when washing your hands. Wash in cold water and save up to 80% of the energy used by washing your clothes. Even washing in lower temperatures of 30 degrees will save a great deal. Every so often wash bedding in water at 60 degrees to ensure dust mites are removed.
4. Save energy costs by installing solar panels. Generating your own electricity from the free energy from the sun is the most effective way of reducing energy costs and cutting emissions. The disadvantage is the relatively high capital cost though investments will be paid back over time, especially with the Governments Feed In Tariff arrangements. Check the issues with experienced solar energy companies such as SEHBAC Solar Panels.
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