save energy, save money spring 2012 richard davies, mbe director

Save Energy, Save Money

Spring 2012

Richard Davies, MBEDirector

Marches Energy Agency

Shrewsbury based award winning social enterprise

‘Creating the climate for change’

Train, educate, inspire, challenge, broker & catalyse: in the field of energy and the environment

Established 1997

The aims of this briefing

• Help you know where you can save energy and money at home

• Signpost you to people that can help

• Help you to help others.

If you only do three things…

• Insulate! Insulate! Insulate! Save £2-300

• Switch Electric and Gas Supplier. Save up to £300

• Turn things off at home when not in use

Insulate! Insulate! Insulate!

26% Roof

33% Walls

18% Windows

3% Doors

12% Ventilation & Draughts

8% Floors

Heating – insulate, insulate, insulate!

• Cavity Wall Insulation:– For homes built after 1920– Grants available (free for some people)– Costs about £49-£150– £115 a year saving on heating– Call 01743 277123

• Solid Wall Insulation:– Fledgling industry / supply chain– Internal & external solutions– From around £3,000 to do– Around £400 a year saving on heating

Heating – insulate, insulate, insulate!

• Loft Insulation:Recommended amount is 270mm

(11 inches)Grant available (free for some

people)Easy DIY job (£30-£50) or get

installer to do it (£49-£150)£150 saving per year (from 0 –

270mm)£45 saving per year for top-up (from

50mm – 270mm)Lasts for 40 years

YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO GET IT FOR FREE!

This is not good enough!

Contact Keep Shropshire Warm

www.keepshropshirewarm.org

01743 277123

Switch your energy supplier!

Switching your Energy Supplier

• Can save up to £300 per year

• For token or credit meters

• Direct debit and online tariffs save even more

• Check MoneySavingExpert or www.energychoices.co.uk for more information or speak to the Keep Shropshire Warm Team 01743 277123

Other ways to cut your bills

Heating – minimum changes

• Draught Proofing:– Cheap and simple to install– £25 a year saving on heating– Adds enormously to comfort factor

• Thermostat:– If you have one keep it set to 21oC or

lower– Do not use it to control your heating

– use the timer and TRVs instead– Every degree on the control you turn

it down will save you £55….

Heating – efficient as possible

Combi Boiler is more efficient than having a hot water cylinder

Condensing boilers are now standard when replacing boilers

If your boiler is 10 -15 years old you should consider replacing it – it could be less than 70% efficient (G rating) compared to a modern one which could be more than 90% efficient.

Potential savings of £240/year

Other equipment – TURN STUFF OFF!

• TVs, Hi-Fis, Consoles, Gadgets, Mobiles, etc:– 8% annual household electricity wasted

on standby (£33)– Standby buster gadgets available to

help turn all appliances off– Simple actions:

• Turn things off• Unplug un-used chargers (mobiles,

laptops, cameras)• Only boil water needed

• Leaving things on and on standby wears out your equipment quicker and can be a fire risk. It also leaves your equipment more at risk in the event of power cuts and voltage fluctuations

Electricity – get a real time electricity monitorAvailable in some libraries to borrow, to buy starting at about £35

Gives you real time energy use, cost and CO2 emissions

It won’t save you energy by itself – but will allow you to see what happens when you TURN STUFF OFF (and it can solve some family arguments!)

Simple to fit

Any questions?

Richard Davies, MBEDirector