Use the tips on these pages to guide electricity saving in the garden to save money and reduce CO2 emissions.
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-No Cost Tips |
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- Low Cost Tips |
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- Higher Cost or More Difficult Tips |
| Greenhouse |
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Switch off heating when not needed |
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Leaving heating running all winter is normally a waste of money, switch it off on warmer days. |
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Set heating thermostats correctly |
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Set the temperature as low as possible consistent with the requirements of plants. |
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Fit a thermostat to heating systems without one |
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This will reduce the consumption considerably and the standby current will be zero for mechanical thermostats.
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| Lighting |
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Switch off lights in daylight |
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A hundred watt light bulb switched on for one hour
every day costs over £1 a quarter to run.
A low energy bulb switched on for one hour a day costs around 20p a quarter to run. |
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Replace all bulbs possible with low energy ones |
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There are now plenty of types available in low energy format. |
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Fit a time switch to outside lights controlled by a PIR |
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PIRs can use around 4 watts, a time switch will use around 1 watt. Combining several lights on one time switch saves even more electricity. Set the time switch to turn everything off in day light hours. |
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Replace light fittings where there are no suitable energy efficient bulbs available |
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Obvious targets for this are multiple spot lamp fittings typically found in kitchens.
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| Ponds |
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Turn off the fountain when no one can see it |
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This could save you quite a bit of power BUT if you have fish take advice first.
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