Do you know how much energy you’re consuming on a daily, weekly or monthly basis? A good way of keeping those bills under control is to monitor your usage. The simplest way is to make a note of your meter readings on the same day and time each week and start to get an idea of your usual consumption. Then look at ways of reducing this.
Significant amounts of energy are used by the wide array of electrical appliances many of us have in our households, which can be consuming power even when on standby. It can be quite surprising how many watts of power some appliances use.
We have a number of tools to help householders. Plug-in energy monitors help you understand how much individual appliances use. A whole house energy monitor shows how much energy is being consumed in the home … and shows the differences when individual appliances are switched on and off. You can borrow these for a couple of weeks and see what difference it can make.
At the Energy Savers Eco Fair on Sat. 20th September (Tavistock College: 10am to 4pm) there will be a display of various types of monitors and how to use them, together with energy saving tips. There will also be a ‘What is Watt’ game to test your understanding of how much power various appliances are using!
You can also visit householders at the Open Homes on 13th and 14th September and find out what monitoring they are carrying out and how it has informed their behaviour.
Don’t forget the free and reduced cost loft and cavity wall insulation available at the moment (Cosy Devon).
For more information email info@transitiontavistock.org.uk , call Kate on 07969-569-444 or check out the links here.