While improving your home's energy efficiency may seem like a job too big to tackle, and one that you don't think you'll be able to impact, taking even small steps to be more energy-efficient can make a big difference overall. Improved energy efficiency starts with you, at your home. If you can make your home more energy-efficient, you can help both the planet and increase your savings. So, how do you do it?
How energy efficiency helps the environment
It’s hard to imagine a world without energy and most of us use it without even thinking about it. Every time we switch on the light, our heating or run a bath, we’re using energy and most of it produces harmful CO2 emissions damaging to our world.
Although we need energy to keep warm and comfortable, there are ways to still help the environment as we do. Ensuring our appliances are as energy-efficient as possible can probably make the most difference, and if we all try not to over-use or waste energy it can have a truly positive impact.
How energy efficiency saves you money
At CBrookes Plumbing & Heating, we know that you if you could still be warm at your home in Yate, while being comfortable but with spending less on your energy bills every month, you'd jump at the chance! The most significant benefit of making your home more energy efficient is to get a new boiler that can monitor when you are at home and learn your routine, so it can turn on and off accordingly.
There are also other ways of doing this, including cutting back on your energy use, by lowering your thermostat slightly. Another way is by upgrading your main energy-using appliances to ones with a much better efficient rating. As we have already pointed out though, the most significant change you can make is to change your boiler to a model that has an A-rating for energy efficiency. This can save you hundreds over the year as these boilers will provide you with the same amount of heat using less energy.
One more thing that you can consider for your home is getting a SMART meter installed. A SMART meter helps you take better control of your energy use and self-manage ways to reduce it.
Some ways to make your home more energy-efficient
- Install a SMART meter
- Consider cavity wall or loft insulation
- Upgrade to an A-rated boiler
- Consider having solar panels fitted
- Check your windows have proper sealant to prevent heat escaping
- Change your thermostat to a slightly lower temperature
