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Make your home more energy efficient
Looking to save energy and reduce your bills? Find out about the changes you can make and where to start.
Your guide to saving energy at home
With rising costs, making energy-efficient changes could help reduce your energy bills. Keeping your home cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter for less. Here you’ll find:
- ways to reduce how much energy you use
- how Effective Home and Octopus Energy could help you
- tools from the Energy Saving Trust to get you started.
Wrap up your home with insulation
Insulating your home could be a great way to help lower your energy bills.
Insulating your loft
Heat rises and if your loft isn’t insulated you could be losing as much as a quarter of your home’s heat says the Energy Saving Trust. There are different kinds of loft insulation available depending on your home. You can also choose to install it yourself to save a little extra.
Insulating your cavity walls
The Energy Saving Trust says about a third of all heat lost escapes through the walls of an uninsulated home. Ask a professional company to survey your walls to see if they are suitable for this type of insulation.
Insulating your solid walls
Older homes may not have cavity walls. In this case, you’ll need solid wall insulation. It’s a kind of insulating cladding. More expensive than cavity wall insulation but could be worth the savings. Getting expert advice on your wall type and its compatibility for insulation is a must.
Get help installing your insulation
We’ve teamed up with Effective Home, an experienced loft and cavity wall insulation installer, to help insulate your property.
Use the power from the environment
Save money on your energy bills by using energy-efficient power generated by the sun, earth and air.
The power of the sun
Solar power is a great source of renewable energy. Even on a cloudy day, having solar panels on your home can save you money on your energy bills.
There are two different kinds of solar power:
Solar panels. These convert light energy into power. You can then use for your appliances or to charge an electric car.
Solar water heating. This heats your hot water tank rather than your home.
Energy-saving changes you can do today
Start saving energy today with these lower cost improvements.
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