Save Energy, Save Money
Spring 2012
Richard Davies, MBE
Director
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
18%
Windows
33%
Walls
3% Doors
8% Floors
12%
Ventilation &
Draughts
Heating – insulate, insulate, insulate!
• Cavity Wall Insulation:
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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:
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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
This is not good enough!
YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO GET IT FOR
FREE!
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 monitor
Available 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, MBE
Director