Top 5 simple tips to reduce your Electricity bill

1)     Turn off lights

Turn your lights off when you’re not using them or each time you leave a room. Youcould save up to £25 a year on your electric bills by doing this. To save even more consider changing all your light bulbs to LED. Each incandescent bulb switched could save around £10 a year!

2)     Avoid using the tumble dryer

Try and avoid using the tumble dryer where possible. Tumble dryers use an electricheater which is energy hungry. With warmer weather it has been possible to dryclothes outside more often in 2022. This trend looks set to continue. If it is raining consider drying racks internally. This simple tip could save £70 ayear. For long winter months consider upgrading your tumble dryer to an energy efficient version. Browse suitable products here.

3)     Don’t overfill the kettle

The kettle is one of the most used appliances in the home. However we often boilmore water than we need. Avoid overfilling and you could save £13 a year.

4)     Switch off standby

You could save up to £65 a year but just remembering to turn of your appliances that are in standby mode. Its can be difficult to remember to do this so consider investing in smart plugs. A handy app could then turn of all your devices with one click!

5)     Wash at 30 degrees and do one less wash a week

You could save around £34 a year by using your washing machine more carefully. Usea 30 degree setting instead of higher temperatures and try and reduce using the machine by one run a week to realise these benefits

Add all these simple tips together and you could save a whopping £207 a year

If you want to reduce your bills further consider installing Solar Panels and battery storage. With rising electric costs and equipment costs reducing theremhas never been a better time to arrange an installation.

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