Energy Saving Tips From C-E-A

There are lots of practical ways for you to save money around the home without even spending a penny.

• Turn your central heating down by 1°C this could save you about £40 a year and you would barely feel the difference!
• Draw your curtains at night to keep heat in - this could save you about £15 per year!
• Take a shower instead of a bath - washing accounts for nearly 2/3 of all expenditure on water heating!
• Turn off lights and appliances when they're not being used.

Simple Money Savers

Next time you buy a lottery ticket , STOP! There are far easier ways to get some extra cash. These measures will cost only a few pounds and could well pay for themselves in a matter of months.

• Fill gaps between floorboards with newspaper or mastic sealant

  COST: Around £5 - £10 SAVING: Around £10 - £20 per year

• Fit a good insulating jacket to your hot water tank

  COST: Around £5 -£10 SAVING: Around £10 - £15 per year

• Put cling film over all your windows to make double glazing

  COST: Around £5-£10 SAVING: Around £5 - £10 per year

• Put Aluminum foil behind your radiators

  COST: Up to £10 SAVING: Around £5 - £10 per year

• Fit Thermostatic Radiator Valves to automatically stop the heating rooms in you are not using

  COST: Around £45 - £60 SAVING: Around £10 - £20 per year

Good Investments

Cavity Wall Insulation

If your house was built after 1930 the chances are it has two layers of wall. By filling the gap between them with insulation you can 'trap' heat in and keep your house warmer.

This could save about £100 a year from your heating bills.

 

Energy Saving Lightbulbs

One of the easiest and cheapest ways to save energy is to replace traditional (incadescent) lighting with Energy Saving Bulbs.  Energy saving bulbs use only 20% of the energy and last for about 8 years. This means that over the lifetime of the bulb you could save £60 in electricity bills!

Where's The Money Going?

The diagram shows that by far the greatest proportion of heat is lost through the walls of your house - so think about it. Next time you spend thousands on double glazing to cut your heating bills - you could spend a few hundred on Cavity Wall Insulation and save a fortune!

 

Also you may be eligable for grants to pay for this type of work. To find out how contact your local local area council for more information.

Why Save Energy

Using less energy means that the power companies produce less, which means less carbon dioxide is produced. Carbon by products from manufacturing are believed to be responsible for global warming. If everyone makes the effort to reduce the amount of energy they use, then the environmental benefits could be enormous. In the UK, one quarter of all carbon dioxide emissions come from the energy we use to heat and light our homes, and power our household appliances.

 

Using less energy in your home means that you pay less for your heating bills and it means that your house feels warmer for longer. In some houses, improvements in energy efficiency can cut fuel bills by as much as 40%.