Fighting cold homes and saving money on energy bills in Brighton & Hove
Healthwatch Brighton & Hove is sharing this information on behalf of BHESCo.
The UK energy crisis and what customers can do
The UK energy industry is facing a crisis, with spiraling costs causing dozens of suppliers to go out of business. The most high profile of these so far is Bulb Energy, which was the seventh largest supplier in the UK with 1.7 million customers.
Caught between the energy price cap and rapidly rising wholesale costs, many energy suppliers are losing money on their domestic customers. For this reason, most are not taking on new business, which means that customers find themselves unable to switch to a cheaper tariff.
Amidst such conditions BHESCo’s advice to households is to focus on reducing energy costs by installing energy saving measures in the home and being frugal with heating where possible.
Installing simple, affordable energy saving measures will help to make your home more thermally efficient, keeping in the heat which comes from your radiators, and preventing warm air from escaping. Not only will this lead to a warmer and more comfortable home, it will reduce the amount of money you spend on energy bills, because you will not need to use so much.
Some simple energy saving measures you may wish to consider include:
- Install secondary window glazing
- Switch to LED lightbulbs
- Fit heat reflector foil panels behind your radiators
- Use a chimney balloon
- Use a draught excluder for your door
- Fit draught excluder strips around windows and doors
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