- 'It All Adds Up' energy saving campaign launched today by government with advice that could help UK households cut hundreds of pounds off their bills this winter
- Campaign features tips on simple, low or no-cost actions that households can take to immediately cut energy use and save money while ensuring people are able to stay safe and warm this winter
- Advice also available on longer-term measures to improve the energy efficiency of homes that can bring down bills not just this winter but in years to come
Simple advice, with no or very low-cost actions that households can take to reduce their energy use and bills this winter, is now available to the public under a new government information campaign being launched today.
The £18 million 'It All Adds Up' energy saving campaign will raise public awareness of straightforward actions that people can take to cut their bills by bringing down the amount of energy needed to keep their homes warm and stay safe this winter.
The guidance focuses on simple measures which are not already adopted by the majority of households in the UK. How energy use can be reduced may be different for each individual household, but simple measures in the campaign can offer significant financial savings this winter without reducing comfort or putting people's health at risk.
The 'It All Adds Up' campaign is being launched on a new website today and promotes some of the government's top recommended actions to help households save money on their energy bills at no or little cost, including:
- reducing the temperature a boiler heats water to before it is sent to radiators (known as the boiler flow temperature) from 75⁰C to 60⁰C, which will not reduce the temperature of your home but could save around £100 annually
- turning appliances off at the plug, which could save approximately £70 per year
- reducing heating loss from the property such as putting draught excluders around doors or by adding clear film across windows, which could save around £60 a year
Business and Energy Secretary Grant Shapps said:
No-one is immune to rising energy bills this winter, so it's in everyone's interest to use every trick in the book to use less energy while keeping homes warm and staying safe.
For very little or no cost, you can save pounds. It all adds up, so I urge people to take note of the advice in this new campaign and follow the easy steps to cut your fuel bills.
Information on the 'It All Adds Up' campaign can be found at a new GOV.UK website, which will run alongside the government's wider 'Help for Households' campaign. The new energy saving campaign will feature adverts across TV, radio, digital platforms and on digital billboards, with a television advert rolled out in the coming weeks.
In addition to these simple tips, there is also advice on other actions that households can take to improve the energy efficiency of their homes, as well as
