Saving energy around the home

Want to save energy and cut your bills at home?

We’ve got some simple tips to help; even small changes can make a real difference. ⁣⁣💚

Laundry

🫧 Wash full loads rather than half loads of laundry (this applies to your dishwasher too).

🫧 Save around 40% less electricity by using your washing machine's 30°C cycle. Use a fast spin cycle to remove as much water as possible and speed up the drying time.

👚 Dry clothes outside instead of using a tumble dryer. Hang or fold clothes up straight away after drying them to reduce your ironing.

Bathroom

🚿 Save energy and water by using your shower instead of your bath.

Kitchen

🫖 Only fill the kettle with as much water as you need.

🥘 Use the right-sized pan when cooking on the hob and the appropriate sized ring or burner.

🥘 Cover pans with lids to speed up cooking, save energy and reduce condensation in your home.

🥘 Make the most of the space in your oven by cooking larger batches of food, then freezing spare portions.

❄️ Defrost frozen food overnight in your fridge, instead of defrosting in the microwave.

❄️ Regularly defrost your freezer to improve running efficiency.

🥘Consider using a Slow Cooker. They are incredibly energy efficient, only using a fraction of the energy of a hob or oven to cook a meal. You can use cheaper cuts of meat and vegetables to make healthy, filling and tasty meals.

🥘 Try to reduce the use of your oven by using a slow cooker, air fryer, microwave or hob.

Appliances

📺 Whenever you're not using appliances, such as televisions, turn them off fully. Standby uses a lot of power.

🔋 Chargers still use some power when their gadget is fully charged, so don't forget to switch them off at the socket.

Lighting

💡 Don't forget to turn off the lights when you leave a room and switch off lights in unoccupied rooms.

Heating

🏠 Make sure your heating programmer is set to provide heat when you need it and you are not heating an empty house.

🧣 Rather than using plug-in electric heaters, consider using a heated blanket if you have one, as they are cheaper to run.

🏠 Lower the flow temperature on your condensing combi boiler to 60°C.

🧣 Reduce heating in unused rooms by adjusting radiator controls to a low level.

🏠 If you have a hot water cylinder, make sure that it's insulated and the tank thermostat is set to 60°C.