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Degrees cooler

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Turn the heat downDoers doing this DoAction have pledged to save: 11476 kg CO2
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Chunky knits are back in fashion, so dig out your favourite cardy, turn the heat down, and relax in style.

Turning down your thermostat by just 1oC can save 230kg CO2 a year[1] and it gives you a great excuse to cuddle up under a duvet with your other half – or your gorgeous flatmate.

Why?

Cooler Climate

Turning your thermostat down helps to keep the planet a little cooler too. If every household in the UK turned the heating down by 1oC, the carbon savings would be the equivalent of removing a third of the cars from our roads.

Better bank balance

It costs nothing to turn your thermostat down, and each degree will save you around £55 per year. The UK's major energy suppliers increased their fuel prices by up to 18% in 2011, and with prices set to rise again next winter, the savings could be even greater.

How?

If you’ve already got a thermostat installed, turning it down couldn’t be simpler.

But you could save even more energy by upgrading your thermostat. Modern heating controls let you heat just the rooms you want; decide how warm you want each room to be, and control when the heating turns on and off. It’s especially worth thinking about if your controls are over 12 years old – thermostats are much more accurate these days.

If you don’t have a thermostat in your home, installing one is simple. The Energy Saving Trust has lots of information about different types of thermostats and provides impartial advice on how to heat your home efficiently.

 

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[1] http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/In-your-home/Heating-and-hot-water/Thermostats-and-controls