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British Gas energy savers report
British Gas (www.britishgas.co.uk) offers you the chance for you to evaluate the energy efficiency of your home for free, you do not need to be a British Gas customer.
1.7 million people have already completed their own energy savers report and 91% of those say they found it useful in helping them save money on their energy bills.
What is it?
You will fill out an online questionnaire and receive your home’s current energy rating based on the answers you provide. The report will also suggest practical ways to reduce the amount of energy used each day to help promote energy efficiency.
The online questionnaire is simple to understand and only takes a few minutes to complete. Questions include: Is your house insulated? Are your windows double-glazed? and when was your home built?
What does it offer?
Each report is unique to your home and offers a range of solutions suited to every budget. For instance:
- Energy-efficient radiators – If you install a new radiator, you will be using less energy as new heating products work more efficiently
- Central heating programmer – Intelligent controller which adjusts the time your heating comes on to suit the outside temperature
- Hot water heater improvements - Unvented twin-coil hot water cylinders can heat up your water twice as fast and use less energy and provide stronger water pressure
- Solar panels - They let natural sunlight produce around 50-70% of your hot water for free
- Showers - Fitting a shower could mean you use less water than a bath, which saves energy on heating the water. A shower may also help you save money on your energy bill and reduce your water usage
- Wall insulation - This keeps around 33% more heat inside you home, saving around £90 a year on your fuel bills. What's more, it even helps keep your home cooler during the hot summer months. Insulating your home keeps the heat from leaving your house through thin walls. Thus, you need less energy to heat the house
- Towel warmers - Towel warmers in the bathroom contain less water than a radiator and heat up quickly
- Loft insulation – Insulating your loft keeps the heat from escaping through your roof, allowing heat to be circulated longer.
Savings
This depends on your current efficiency. Whether you make small or big changes to your home you can save money on energy bills through improving the efficiency of your home. For instance, if you have a three bedroom semi-detached house and install wall and loft insulation, you can save on average £200 per year, according to British Gas.
Consider these ideas from the energy savers report:
- Switch off unused lights - save £27 per year
- Boil water for only one cup -save £25 per year
- Turn electric devices off ‘standby’ - save £39 per year
- Turn your thermostat down 1 degree for the year - save £40 per year
- Draught proof windows and doors - save £20 per year
Check out our energy efficiency guide for more information.
Benefits
- The report is free to use, you don't have to be a British Gas customer
- Gain a greater understanding of your home’s energy efficiency
- Receive expert advice on how to improve your energy efficiency
- Will only take about five minutes to fill out the survey online.
Don't forget
- Accuracy - The report may not be specific enough because you are conducting the check online without a visit by an expert to your home. An investigation by an independent examiner would give more accurate results
- Recommended changes can be costly
- you are under no obligation to switch or use British Gas
Our verdict
The energy savers report provides practical solutions to the areas in your home which could be inefficient. Even if you don't have the money to spend on some of the solutions there are always other less costly options which could help save you money.
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