Step 1
- Turn down room thermostat
- Block draughts
- Uncover radiators & install reflector panels
- Adjust existing heating controls
- Monitor your energy consumption
- Install EE lighting
- Use a stand-by device
- Wash clothes at 30°C
- Only boil the water you need
- Use a hippo save-a-flush device
- Fit a low-flow shower head
- Fit low-flow tap fittings
Step 2
- Block draughts around floor boards
- Top up loft insulation (installed)
- Install loft insulation
- Insulate the cavity walls
- Install secondary glazing window
- DIY insulation of hot water tank and pipes
- Install TRVs and a hot water tank thermostat
- Use a clothes line
- Use an overhead clothes maid
- Replace electrical items with EE ones
- Install a dual flush toilet cistern
- Install a water butt
Step 3
- Upgrade boiler
- Upgrade heating controls
- Choose EE electrical TV & computer
- Choose EE electrical Fridge Freezer
- Choose water efficient washing machine
- Install solar hot water system
- Choose textiles that have a low environmental impact
- Use cleaning products that have minimal environmental impact
- Use high quality manual garden maintenance products
- Buy FSC certified wood products
- Switch to a green electricity supplier
- Install a new boiler and solar hot water system simultaneously
Step 4
- Install double glazing
- Insulate under the floor
- Insulate the solid walls
- Install motion sensors for lights
- Install a rainwater harvesting system
- Install a 4kWp solar PV system
- Install permeable paving
- Choose natural materials for carpets
- Encourange wildlife in your garden
- Install a ventilation system
- Choose wildlife friendly plants / drought resistant grass
- Install a ground source heat pump
- Avoid flying if possible
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- Cycle Woking
Turning down your heating by 1 degree can save you 10% on your heating bills
- Step 1
Annual savings - 250 kg of CO2
£50 - £250 over 5 years
Costs from £0
Save money by draught proofing your doors, windows and letterbox. Vents should not be covered.
- Step 1
Annual savings - 150 kg of CO2
£25 approx. - £125 approx. over 5 years
Costs from £5
Don't hide the radiators behind sofas or clothes and fit radiator reflectors
- Step 1
Annual savings - 100 kg of CO2
£16 - £80 over 5 years
Costs from £25
Adjust your heating controls regularly to have a more comfortable home and save money
- Step 1
Annual savings - 100 kg of CO2
£80 over 5 years - Costs from £0
Studies have shown that monitoring electricity consumption can reduce bills by up to £35
- Step 1
Annual savings - £35
- Costs from £10
Install energy efficient lighting throughout. Ultra-low energy bulbs (LEDs) are now available
- Step 1
Annual savings - 200 kg of CO2
£100 - £500 over 5 years
Costs £1-18 per bulb
Use a stand-by device to help you say bye-bye to stand-by
- Step 1
Annual savings - 100 kg of CO2
£25 - £125 over 5 years
Costs from £10
Wash clothes at 30 degrees to save money and the environment at the same time
- Step 1
Annual savings - 50 kg of CO2
£5 - £25 over 5 years
Costs from £0
Only boil the water you intend to use save £7 a year
- Step 1
Annual savings - You could save £7 a year from your electricity bills by only boiling what you need
- Costs from £0
Don't be flushing money away, fit a water saving device in the toilet cistern
- Step 1
Annual savings - 9,000 litres
Around £10 - Costs from £2
Installing an aerated showerhead can cut water use dramatically and save you money
- Step 1
Annual savings - 20,000 litres
£50 - £250 over 5 years
Costs from £19.99
Installing aerated tap-fittings can cut water use dramatically
- Step 1
Annual savings - 25 kg of CO2
£13 - £65 over 5 years
Costs from £3
Block up gaps in the floorboards to block out those uncomfortable draughts
- Step 2
Annual savings - 100 kg of CO2
£20 - £100 over 5 years
Costs from £10
Loft insulation can be topped from 120mm up to 270mm
- Step 2
Annual savings - 95 CO2
£25 - Costs from £310 (detached house)
- Check with Action Surrey regarding funding
Install loft insulation to 270mm and make sure your not wasting heat
- Step 2
Annual savings - Save up to £150 per year
- reduce your CO2 emissions by 620kg
- Check with Action Surrey regarding grants
Homeowners who have un-insulated cavity walls waste from £145 each year heating their home
- Step 2
Annual savings - Detached House Fuel bill savings (£/year) £275
- Typical installation cost £720
- Payback time 5 Years or fewer
- Carbon dioxide savings (kgCO2/year) 1,100 kg
- Funding maybe available check with Action Surrey
If you have single glazed windows, secondary glazing can make a real difference
- Step 2
Annual savings - 180 kg of CO2per window
£35 per window - £175 over 5 years
Costs from £1,000 per window
Make sure your hot water tank and pipework is insulated, it will improve your heating
- Step 2
Annual savings - 250 kg of CO2
£50 - £250 over 5 years
Costs from £15
Thermostatic radiator valves allow you to easily adjust the temperature in the house
- Step 2
Annual savings - 200 kg of CO2
£40 - £200 over 5 years
Costs from £100
Using wind & solar power to dry your clothes means you can avoid the tumble dryer
- Step 2
Annual savings - 65kg of CO2
£20 - £100 over 5 years
Costs from £3
Make use of sunny spaces in your home, install an overhead dryer
- Step 2
Annual savings - 100 kg of CO2
£25 - £125 over 5 years
Costs from £35
When purchasing electrical appliances, choose energy efficient models
- Step 2
Annual savings - Unknown
- Unknown
Costs from Unknown
A dual flush toilet can reduce your water consumption by up to 60 litres a day
- Step 2
Annual savings - 25,000 litres of water
£22
Costs from £20
Collect rain water in a water butt, great for the garden and veggie patch
- Step 2
Annual savings - 1,300 litres
£1
Costs from £19
Installing a condensing boiler means you will get more energy from the gas you buy
- Step 3
Annual savings - 800 kg of CO2
£300 - Costs from £2000
Make sure your in control of the heating system, upgrade your heating controls
- Step 3
Annual savings - Installing and correctly using a room thermostat and thermostatic radiator valves
- Potential savings - £80 - £165 and 330kg - 680kg carbon dioxide
Choose energy efficient home entertainment equipment when replacing appliances
- Step 3
Annual savings - 100 kg of CO2
- £20
- £100 over 5 years
Costs from £500
Choose an A+ rated fridge-freezer when replacing your old fridge
- Step 3
Annual savings - 140 kg of CO2
£33 - £165 over 5 years
Costs from £300
Choose an water efficient washing machine when replacing your old one
- Step 3
Annual savings - 5,000 litres of water
£5
Costs from £300
Produce up to 60% of your hot water requirements from the sun
- Step 3
Annual savings - The cost of installing a typical solar water heating system is £3,000 - £5,000 (including VAT at 5 per cent for 3.6m2 system).
- Savings are moderate - the system can provide most of your hot water in the summer, but much less during colder weather.
- Savings from 270 kgCO2/year
- You may be able to receive payments for the heat you generate from a solar water heating system through the UK Government’s Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).
Textiles made from natural fibres are better for the environment and the family
- Step 3
- No direct CO2savings
Costs from £20/m2
Clean your bathroom and kitchen with products that are kind to the environment
- Step 3
- No direct CO2savings
Use high quality manual garden tools wherever possible to keep energy consumption down
- Step 3
Annual savings - No direct CO2savings
Choose FSC branded wood products to help prevent illegal logging
- Step 3
Annual savings - No direct CO2savings
Switch to a green electricity supplier for your household energy supply
- Step 3
- What is 'green' energy?
'Green' energy is power from renewable sources, as opposed to energy generated through the use of fossil fuels.
Renewable forms of energy include wind, solar and wave power, as well as tidal, biomass and hydroelectric power.
Because all electricity, no matter how it is generated, is supplied through the National Grid, there is no way to ensure that the green energy you pay for actually comes to your home - but what you will know is that you're helping to add more energy from renewable sources into the overall 'mix' of fuel in use throughout the country.
Some suppliers of green energy are also working to create more environmentally-friendly gas and dual fuel tariffs, as well as offering greener electricity.
Save money on labour by installing a solar hot water system and condensing boiler together
- Step 3
- Cost of installing a typical solar water heating system is £3,000 - £5,000 (including VAT at 5 per cent for 3.6m2 system).
- Savings are moderate - the system can provide most of your hot water in the summer, but much less during colder weather.
- You may be able to receive payments for the heat you generate from a solar water heating system through the UK Government’s Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).
- 2 person household 2 m2 assumed system size Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) payment (£/year) £195
Installing double glazing reduces heat loss by up to 23%
- Step 4
Annual savings - 750gk CO2
£400+ savings - £1900+ costs
Make sure you're warm under foot, insulate the floor when renovating or extending
- Step 4
Annual savings - 300 kg of CO2
£50 - £250 over 5 years
Costs from £500
Insulate the solid walls with internal wall insulation, reduces heat loss and condensation
- Step 4
Annual savings - 2 tonnes of CO2
£460 a year - Costs from £5,000
Motion sensors ensure lights are not left on unnecessarily around the house
- Step 4
Annual savings - 50 kg of CO2
£10 - £50 over 5 years
Costs from £25
Rain water harvesting allows you to use rainwater around the house saving mains water
- Step 4
Annual savings - 36,000 litres of water
£ Significant if on metered water
Costs from £3,000
Generate your electricity from the sun, install solar PV panels
- Step 4
Annual savings (for a 4kWp system) - 1,870 kg
- £460 Feed-in-Tariff generation payment (£/year) £95 Feed-in-Tariff export payment (£/year)
costs £5,000 - 8,000 (including VAT at 5 per cent).
Permeable paving is exempt from requiring planning permission, unlike conventional paving
- Step 4
Annual savings - No direct CO2 savings
Carpet made from natural materials is healthier for all the family
- Step 4
Annual savings - No direct CO2 savings
Bird watching, bat watching, bee watching! Whatever your interest, install a wildlife box in the garden
- Step 4
Annual savings - No direct CO2 savings
Keep you and your family healthy with adequate ventilation around the house
- Step 4
- The effect of not having good indoor air quality in the home is dramatic. The average person spends 90% of their time indoors and 70% of this time is spent in their own home. The indoor living environment is therefore crucial to the health of the occupants.
Annual savings- Unknown
An easy way to encourage insect-life into your garden, plant wildlife friendly plants
- Step 4
Annual savings - No direct CO2 savings
Use solar energy installed in the ground to heat your home
- Step 4
Costs - Installing a typical system costs around £11,000- £15,000. Running costs will depend on a number of factors including the size of your home and how well insulated it is.
Savings - How much you can save will depend on what system you use now, as well as what you are replacing it with.
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