How to reduce your winter electric bill
As the days get shorter and the temperature slowly starts to drop, our homes use more and more electricity. The need and desire to stay inside and keep warm means that our central heating goes on and our lights come on earlier and earlier in the day. Bills can escalate over the winter but there are easy energy saving tips you can follow to minimise your use of electricity, keep your bills down and help the environment.
Here are Opulous’s top energy saving tips to get your home ready for winter and help you save
- Switch your old fashioned halogen lamps over to LED – LED technology has come a long way over the last couple of years, meaning that all standard halogen house lamps can now be upgrade with there more energy efficient younger cousin LED.
- Upgrade your heating controls to include a smart thermostat – devices such as the Nest Thermostat learn your behaviour and controls your heating and hot water whilst the app enables you to turn it off and on, up or down when you’re away from home.
- 90% of your washing machine energy is used to heat up the water so washing your clothes at a lower temperature is an easy way to save electricity.
- Switch energy providers every time your contract ends – you can use comparison website to find the best deals for your usage.
- Ensure empty spaces like your loft are as insulated as possible – for some properties it is possible to save the money spent on loft insulation the following year.
- Make sure your boiler is serviced annually to ensure it’s running as efficiently as possible.
- Deal with the draughts – gaps in your doors, windows and floors can let the cold air in and the warm air out.
- Avoid leaving appliances on standby – switch unused device off on the socket to avoid unnecessary electricity from being used. Even unused mobiles chargers use power when left plugged in.
For more energy saving tips at home and to find out how we can help you with all your domestic and commercial electrical needs please get in touch!
