27 December 2007
Homeowners have been strongly encouraged by a government-backed environmental group to make "behavioural" changes in how they heat their homes to save on energy bills.
The Energy Savings Trust recommended turning down home thermostats and putting heating systems on a timer - as well as improving insulation.
In fact, the environmental body advised that turning down thermostats by just one degree could cut bills by ten per cent.
Energy Doctor at the Trust Rob Bell commented: "There are…behavioural things you can do when using your heating system - by controlling your system a lot better you are not wasting your heating.
"Yes, it is about insulation, but it is also about knowing how to use your heating system as well to make even further savings."
The Trust's advice comes as analysts, including those at uSwitch, predict across-the-board rises in energy bills over the next year - caused, in part, by high wholesale gas and electricity prices.
Estimates of the increases are running at ten to 15% - with some tariffs by providers such as npower already raised by that amount.
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