Take The Green Home Pledge

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If you’re looking to cut costs in your home, you might want to think about taking the green home pledge. Don’t worry it’s not an official pledge. It just means that you will be working hard to keep your home as green as possible. Although, in some cases, you’ll find that it isn’t hard work at all. It can be easy to keep your home green and lean through the year with a few small changes to the way you run it. You can find a full list of the changes referred to below. This should make it a lot easier to run your home in a way that is eco-efficient.

Insulate Every Room

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One of the biggest energy costs in your home is probably going to be the heating. If you constantly find yourself turning up the heat even in the summer, this points to a problem with your insulation. It’s an issue that you need to fix, and there are a few ways to do this. The most expensive, most effective option would be to upgrade your windows. By upgrading your windows, it’s possible to save a lot of money in your home and keep it green at the same time. But you are looking at a few thousand for a full upgrade of your property.

An alternative option would be to get thicker curtains for the rooms in your house. With thicker curtains, it’s possible to trap heat without bothering about the windows at all. It might be better in some ways too. With something like triple glazing, cold air can’t escape, causing condensation and often damp too.

Get A Smart Control

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You can also think about purchasing a smart home control. A smart home control allows you to adjust the heat, the light and even in some cases, the water pressure to the optimum level. By doing this, you can avoid wasting energy through the day that you never needed to use. The only thing to watch out for is that some systems adapt to match the preferences of each individual home user. So, it’s possible that while you have the lights on low, your kid isn’t quite as eco friendly. As such, you need to be careful and make sure that everyone is on the same page using this type of tech. Either that or fiddle with the settings so that it only matches your preferences.

Change Suppliers

You can also think about changing the supplier of your energy on the market. By switching suppliers, it is possible to get a cheaper deal on the market. You can look at deals like Direct Energy plans and compare them to other rates. Are they providing better rates when compared to the company that you’re using? If they are, it might be time to make a switch, and it’s easy to do this. The new company will handle all the changes for you.

Go Renewable

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Last but not least, you can think about adding a renewable source of energy to your home. One of the most popular today is solar panels. By fitting solar panels to your roof, you can cut energy costs right down because you’ll be making your own energy. You’ll be helping your planet and be rewarded with cheaper home bills. How great is that?

 

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