Energy Efficiency, an Overview

Over the last thirty years, our economy has doubled in size, while energy use has barely increased. Nonetheless, we are still using far more energy than we need, in particular because we are using it inefficiently. Energy is often wasted because of poorly insulated buildings or where heating, ventilation, air conditioning and lighting are poorly controlled. Products are less energy efficient than they could be - for example, the average upright freezer on the market today uses nearly three times as much energy as the most efficient one. Energy saving light bulbs use less than a quarter of the energy of ordinary light bulbs, and also last ten times longer.

 

Due to the world we live in both businesses and householders may not know how to cut energy use so one of the easiest and most cost effective ways is to introduce energy efficient appliances and this section is dedicated to explaining what you can do to make a difference.

 

Today's homes contain more household appliances than our grandparents ever dreamt of - cookers, microwaves, washing machines, fridges and freezers, TVs and videos (with multiple sets in many homes), computers and game machines. UK households spend around £5 billion each year on electricity to power lights and appliances, which account for around a quarter of UK electricity consumption.

 

And as these basic products achieve near universal take-up, new, energy-hungry services such as digital TV and broadband communications pose a new challenge.

 

Not only are these new gadgets energy-hungry, but as users most of us are also energy-lazy. Each year, video recorders and televisions in the UK consume around £150m worth of electricity while on standby, and our homes have increasing numbers of power supplies and chargers permanently plugged in.

 

So its important that we as consumers look at all ways to save energy and the Energylinx site provides you with details of a variety of energy efficiency tips that you can implement almost immediately.

 

There are many types of grants available to both the residential customer and business owner, if you wish to receive up to date information please register your interest in our news section and we will keep you up to date to what is available.

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