Simple Ways to Conserve Energy In Your Home Or Workplace: 

 Top Tips:

• Choose heaters with thermostat controls and timers.

• Turn off the heating overnight and when you are out during the day.

• Turn off the heating if you are going to be out of the house for more than a day.

• Turn the lights off when leaving a room.

• Regularly clean light fittings, reflectors and lampshades.

• Turning your computer off at night instead of leaving it on will save on average 25% of its annual energy bill.

• At a certain point in cooking, turn off electric rings and use their residual heat.

• A full load of washing is more energy efficient that two half loads.

• Combining solar collectors with a wood burning stove provides an ideal year-round renewable energy heating solution.

• Space and water heating account for over 70% of energy used in the home, so switching to clean, renewable energy (e.g. wood fuel, solar energy or heat pump systems) makes a big reduction in the environmental impact of your home.

• If you recycle glass and paper, you save on a great deal of energy, raw materials and pollution.
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