Turn off Standby appliances
Take a look around your home, how many appliances do you
have on standby? TV, phone charger, microwave, lights? These devices draw power
when plugged in and not in use. This is sometimes known as 'vampire
power'. Each appliance may only account for £3 each year although, if you
have 30 appliances on standby this amounts to £90 every year! Research from
energy saving experts have also discovered that having appliances on standby
may account for about one hundredth of all carbon dioxide emissions released
into the atmosphere globally.
Turn down
Temperatures
The washing machine is one of the most heavily used
appliances in the home. A 7kg washing machine used 220 times a year will cost
typically between £25 - £35 a year to run. In-fact, wet appliances account for almost 10% of typical household’s energy bills. To save energy, switch to low temperature
30-degree washes.
Money can also be saved by turning down the thermostat dial. Research from Energy Saving Trust shows that more than 60 %
of the British public are making at least one heating control errors. Simply
setting your thermostat from 24 C to 23 C, could save £75 a year to your annual
energy bill.
Be Water-wise
Save water by turning off the tap while brushing your teeth
or shaving, rather than running a constant stream. Studies have shown that we waste
four gallons a minute. Doing this can save 200 gallons a week for a family of
four!
Think twice before filling up your kettle to the brim. The
average kettle holds 1.5 litres of water and uses about 0.1 kWh of electricity
to boil for 3 minutes. That’s around 2.5 pence every time you boil a full
kettle. The average British person drinks 884 cups of tea each year, this means
that we spend over £20 every year boiling the kettle!
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Off Finance is offering residents of the Liverpool City Region who are
currently unemployed (although don't have to be claiming benefits), a bespoke
programme of support.
This
support will be provided at a local community venue or at home if a participant
prefers.
Each
participant will be linked up with their own key worker who will support them
to:
Improve
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·
Access
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·
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·
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·
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