Save Energy – Reduce Energy –Save Money

Aren’t energy prices shocking? When the oil price rocketed, energy companies put up the prices to unprecedented levels, now oil prices are falling again, have the energy companies reduced their prices? Well yes they have, but not by the same amount as it went up by! It is nothing more than pure profiteering by the energy companies, how else do they explain their billions profits?

But what can we do? Us mere mortals? Not a lot really, except to vote with our feet and make sure we change our supplier to the cheapest available and also to reduce our energy use to the lowest level possible, thus cutting our costs and their profits.

Here are a few ideas on how to cut the costs:

Make sure all bulbs are energy saving, last longer and save masses of energy.

Only switch on lights when needed and never light an empty room.

Turn central heating on only when absolutely necessary (unless you have small children and/or elderly living with you).

It’s never really necessary to have heating above 20oC, if cold put a jumper on.

Draw curtains when it gets dark and put them behind the radiator or else the heat will escape up through the window.

Don’t block radiators.

Reduce hot water temperature to no more than 60oC.

Always be on the look out for wastage – it’s a constant battle.