Energy Efficiency
Introduction
With all our energy requirements, there are
ways of being wasteful or efficient. This page will set out some examples
of how we can become more efficient in how we operate.
For Households
The Save Energy website
http://www.saveenergy.co.uk/
This is the place to find out exactly how badly your
home is behaving and discover a wealth of information designed to help
your home mend its disgraceful ways.
The site includes a house tour with clickable items
inside. Information boxes explain how to save money on each item. This
site is well worth a visit.
The Energy Saving Website - Simple tips on
how to save energy
http://www.saveenergy.co.uk/howto/simple.cfm
This page is listed separately as it goes straight
to the point with a good list of things that can be done around your
home to stop the draughts and save the money.
Think of it as a battle game against the draughts
and try and develop a strategy of beating the enemies and winning the
fight against energy loss.
US Department of Energy
http://www.eren.doe.gov/consumerinfo/energy_savers/
A good site for information about energy saving tips,
how much items cost, and ways of beating back the fuel bills.
"Electricity generated by fossil fuels for a
single home puts more carbon dioxide into the air than two average cars.
By using a few inexpensive energy-efficient measures, you can reduce
your energy bills by 10% to 50% and, at the same time, help reduce air
pollution."
For Business
Government Energy Efficiency Best Practice programme (EEBPP)
http://www.energy-efficiency.gov.uk/
This is a UK Government programme designed to provide
free information to organisations to help them cut their energy bills.
A huge amount of information about ways of saving
energy and reducing bills by up to 20% through energy efficiencies;
energy audits; information on CHP (Combined Heat and Power); and much
more
Combined Heat and Power Association
http://www.chpa.co.uk/aboutchp.htm
This site explains what CHP is and how it works for
businesses.
