Energy saving advice
Are you paying too much for your energy? The average UK household overspends by £200 a year on their energy bills, generating around six tonnes of carbon dioxide in the process. That’s the equivalent of driving a car more than 58,000 miles!
5 quick wins for saving energy at home
Here are our top tips to cut your energy bills whilst taking care of the planet.
1. Turn off standby
2. Fit energy saving light bulbs
3. Monitor your energy usage
4. Turn down your heating
5. Buy energy efficient appliances
Use our Carbon Footprint Calculator and you'll discover more ways to save energy and reduce your impact across food and transport as well.
Ecotricity can help you save energy
Switch to 100% green electricity and carbon neutralised gas
Our clean, renewable electricity is made from the sun, the wind and the sea. We’ve also started building green gas mills and our first one will be up and running soon.
Earn money from your home-generation system with Microtricity
Microtricity allows you to earn money through the government’s Feed-in Tariff (FiT) for the energy that you generate and export to the grid from solar panels and other forms of home-generated renewable energy.
Give land back to nature with Ecotalk + RSPB, our green mobile phone
service
Switch your SIM to our mobile phone service, Ecotalk + RSPB, and we’ll use the money from your bills to give land back to nature. Across the country, we’re creating vital new habitats for Britain’s wildlife in partnership with the RSPB.
Install smart meters
Stay on top of how much energy you’re using and when you’re using it by getting a smart meter installed.
Generate your own green electricity with Britwind
If you own some land with space to erect a windmill, Ecotricity and our sister company Britwind can help you generate your own electricity.
Energy saving articles
Four ways you could be saving money with a Smart meter
Four ways you could be saving money with a Smart meter
Energy saving tips from Ecotricity when working from home
Energy saving tips from Ecotricity when working from home