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Some Energy Efficiency and Money Saving Facts
Insulation:
More than 40 per cent of all heat that homes in the UK lose is through the loft and walls
Installing loft and cavity wall insulation will save on fuel bills as well as making your home warmer
By installing loft insulation of the recommended 250mm depth, you can save up to 25 per cent on the cost of heating your home
Uninsulated walls in a home could be responsible for up to 33 per cent of the total amount of heat it loses
Cavity wall insulation is one of the most energy efficient home improvements you can make, potentially reducing heat lost through each wall by 60 per cent
Heating:
Updating to newer or better gas central heating can save you anything up to 40 per cent on heating bills
Replacing a boiler that is 15 years or older is likely to save you around 20 per cent on fuel costs and even as high as 32 per cent if the new one is a condensing boiler
By upgrading your thermostat or heating controls, you can improve the energy efficiency of the entire system and cut costs by around 15 per cent
Having a totally new control and thermostat system fitted is likely to save you between 50 and 60 a year
Windows:
Heat lost through poorly insulated or single glazed windows accounts for around 20 per cent of heat lost from homes
Fitting double glazed windows with low emissivity glass can reduce the amount of heat lost through windows by half
Lights:
In the average home, lighting accounts for around 15 per cent of the electricity costs
More than 1 billion worth of electricity is used on lighting in the UK each year
Energy efficient light bulbs use special electronics that produce a high efficiency, compact light that uses only a quarter of the energy a filament bulb uses
Energy efficient light bulbs can last anything up to 12 times longer than a normal bulb
Gadgets & Consumer Electronics:
The UK's households spend over 700 million on electricity to power consumer electronics each year
The amount of energy used to power TVs each year amounts to more the 50 million
If everyone in the UK boiled only the water they needed every time they made a cup of tea, enough electricity would be saved to run nearly all the street lights in the whole country
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