Top 10 Energy Saving Tips

You’ll be amazed how easy it is to save your energy and possibly money. Here are our top ten tips for saving you money and valuable energy. Most of them are common sense, but there might still be one or two you hadn’t thought of...

Tip 1 - Insulation

Why lose up to 35% of the heat from your home through the walls and up to another 25% through the roof when you could install cavity wall and loft insulation? You could save £115* a year on your heating bills by installing cavity wall insulation and £45* a year by topping up the insulation in your loft. Visit our webshop for more information.

Tip 2 – Heating

Turn down your thermostat by just 1°C and you’ll cut your fuel bills by up to 10%. You’ll notice the saving, but not the drop in temperature.

Tip 3 - Hot Water

Insulating your hot water cylinder with a lagging jacket should pay for itself in months! Nip in the shower rather than filling a bath, and take a close look at your cylinder thermostat – there’s no need for it to be set higher than 60°C/140°F.

Tip 4 - Lighting

Our energy saving lightbulbs last up to 10 times longer than ordinary lightbulbs and could save you 40** over the lifetime of just one bulb. See the light by ordering yours here.

Tip 5 - Cooking

Keep a lid on it – the saucepan that is! Use just enough water to cover vegetables; not a pan-full. And try using the microwave rather than the oven – that’ll save money too.

Tip 6 – Washing

Washing at 30°C uses about 40% less electricity than at a higher temperature. Try to wash full loads. If you can’t, use a half load or economy programme instead.

Tip 7 – Appliances

Look out for the energy efficiency rating whenever you buy new appliances. “A” rated appliances are the most efficient and cheapest to run. Switching to an Energy Saving Recommended washing machine could cut your energy use by up to a third compared to an old washing machine.

Tip 8 – Don’t standby, switch off

The lazy option costs GB nearly £1 billion worth of energy each year. Stretch a little and save a lot.

Tip 9 – Curtain up

Shutting the curtains, especially lined ones, will stop heat escaping through your windows.

Tip 10 – Visit our webshop

We’ve loads of energy efficient products to choose from, including Energy Monitors. Take a look round the ScottishPower webshop.