Winter is coming

Winter is coming... our tips to help you save energy and stay warm in the colder weather.

• Replace your lighting with LEDs. Just one LED light bulb can save around £7 a year.

• Turn your appliances off properly instead of leaving them on standby. Yearly saving: £30

• Not everyone has a great wall to keep out the cold – so look into getting your house professionally draft-proofed. Although this is a little pricey, it’ll help you save around £25 a year on energy bills.

• Turn off the lights when you’re not using them. Yearly saving: £14

•  Use a bowl to wash up rather than a running tap. Yearly saving: £25

• Your house doesn’t need to feel like it’s been heated by dragon fire! Turn your thermostat down by one degree to save up to £80 a year on your bills.

• Only fill the kettle with the amount of water you need. Yearly saving: £7

• Empty your hoover regularly – a full one will use more energy than an empty one.

• If you have a chimney that you don’t use, get it capped. Yearly saving: £153

• You can lose a quarter of your heat through an uninsulated roof. Getting your roof insulated costs £100 - £350, but you could save £175 a year.

And of course the biggest thing you can do to combat climate change is to switch to a green energy supplier – you can find out more here.