Housing green pages - saving energy
The facts:
Did you know that:
- The average home emits more harmful carbon dioxide gas than the average car every year
- Around 20% of the heat in the average home is lost through ventilation and draughts
- Heating and hot water account for over half the cost of the average fuel bill
- An open window loses enough energy in a day to produce 130 bottles of wine
- Refrigeration and freezing appliances in UK homes use nearly as much electricity as all offices
- 85% of the electricity used by your VCR, computer, or digital television is consumed while it is not actually on but on standby
- In most homes, lighting accounts for 10 – 15% of the electricity bill
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» Low-cost ways to save energy in the home
Page last updated: 22/07/2009
