How to Make Your Home Less Dependent on Fossil Fuels

Energy watchdog Ofgem has recently warned that Britain could face energy blackouts in the coming years due to an increasing over-reliance on power in the country.

Ofgem have also reported that bills are likely to continue rising, and will be as much as sixty percent higher by 2016.

This is why it’s important to act now to see the maximum benefits of energy saving measures. Getting loft insulation or installing double glazing might be a large cost now, but the earlier it is installed the longer you will feel the benefits of cheaper energy bills – helping to fight back against rising energy costs.

For those that wish to go even further, after insulating the home you may want to purchase renewable energy technology. This could be in the form of solar panels to help subsidise your traditional energy use with renewable energy.

In the future the government is even hoping to allow people to sell off surplus energy to the national grid, helping people all over Britain to become less dependent on fossil fuels.

If your budget doesn’t quite stretch that far yet then installing measures such as an eco shower head, to save water, and using energy saving light bulbs can help to reduce energy usage.

The Energy Saving Trust also recommends turning down the thermostat by just one degree Celsius in order to save as much as £60 a year on energy bills.