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How can I lower my energy bills?

Published: 7 October 2008 in Gas and Electricity

How can I lower my energy bills?

Today, many people are asking themselves, How can I lower my energy bills? There are many different ways that you can make your home more energy efficient and ultimately reduce your energy bills. By following the simple steps listed, you could save as much as £325.00 a year on your fuel costs!

Insulating your home

By having the suggested amount of insulation, you could save up to £180.00 per annum on your energy bills.

Place an insulation jacket on your hot water tank

By spending a small amount of money and placing an insulation jacket on your hot water tank, you could save in the region of £30.00 a year on your energy bills. Within a few months, the small amount you had to spend on the insulation jacket will have paid for itself by reducing fuel costs!

Place extra insulation in your loft

It is believed that around 50% of the heat lost in your home is through the roof. By insulating your loft correctly, you could stop wasting cash and start saving on fuel costs!

Have your wall cavities filled

Up to a third of the energy wasted in your home is through the walls. By insulating them correctly you could save in the region of £120.00 on your energy bills. The cost of this recouped by having lower energy bills.

Use energy saving light bulbs

Energy saving bulbs are freely available to buy and the average energy efficient light bulb can save you up to £60 in electricity over its lifetime.

Always remember, they still do use energy, so keep them switched off when they are not in use to help you with lowering your energy bills.

Standby

When you are not using an appliance such as your TV, DVD player, games console, laptop etc make sure they are switched off at the mains, this will save you a small amount each year on your energy bills.

Lights out!

When you are not in a room, make sure you turn off the lights! This can again make you a saving and help to reduce your energy bills.

Switching gas and electricity suppliers

First of all, you will need to compare gas and electricity providers and their prices within your region. Once you have done this, switching your gas and electricity supplier and lowering your energy bills is simple.

When switching your gas and electricity provider, there is no need for any meter changes, rewiring or plumbing, this makes it easy for you to change from your current gas and electricity provider to one who offers a better price!

In the current climate, if you believe that you are paying too much for your gas and electricity and want to lower your energy bills then JSTfinancial.co.uk can help. We help you to compare gas and electricity providers and their prices and ultimately help you to lower your energy bills, sometimes by up to £325.00!

By switching your gas and electricity supplier and lowering your energy bills, the monthly savings you make can go towards making life a little bit easier.

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