Top Tips
How to make that 9% savings target a reality...
Throughout the four months of the competition, top tips will regularly appear on this page to help you reduce your household energy consumption...and your bills.
Have you filled in your 'do-it-yourself home energy check'? This is incredibly useful in helping identify where in your home you are using most of your energy.
The next step is to then make sure that you are in control of your heating system - check out the link below - you'll be amazed at what savings you can make!
Around 10% of the energy we use in our home, we use for cooking. Have a look through our Food for thought top tips for ideas on how you can help bring that consumption down.
On average, homes spend £35 a year powering appliances left on standby. In Britain alone this adds up to a thumping £900 million of wasted energy every year. Do you know what in your home is left on standby and do you know how much it is costing you? Have a look through our bye bye standby page.
Lighting accounts for approximately 8% of most household's electricity bill and for those who don't use low energy bulbs, it is area where significant energy savings can be made. For more information on energy saving bulbs and how to make the most of your lighting look here is our list of low energy lighting top tips.
It's that time of year when many of us like to turn over a new leaf and make a New Year's resolution. This year why not make that resolution an energy efficient one by following our suggested New Year top tips!
Heating your home and hot water accounts on average for 60% of an average households energy costs. Review the Settings on your Heating and Hot Water Controls.
Electricity - we are now living in the ICE age - information, communications and entertainment! Our love of gadgets could mean that the UK's 2020 target of a 34% reduction on emissions from domestic appliances could be exceeded by up to 7 million tonnes. Do you know which of your household appliances use the most electricity?
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