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A Cheltenham couple today scooped the top prize for Britain’s greenest home following a nation-wide search. Glenn and Frances Simpson beat thousands of other homes across the UK to the first prize of £3,000 with a range of eco-friendly and money saving initiatives including: Building an eco-friendly extension insulated with sheep’s wool, which ensures their combined gas and electricity bill never exceeds £400 annually, Growing vegetables in their garden year round, Compost bins to minimise waste, A complete water harvesting system
Location, location, location - badly-positioned solar panels can really underperform. Here are some howlers we've spotted around the country. A solar panel is a pretty simple piece of equipment. With no moving parts, there’s very little that can go wrong once it’s in place - but getting it in the right place is vital.
Anthony from Kent is now saving £61.10 after only 36days! His electricity usage ‘before’ solar was 99777 and ‘with solar’ is 99760, showing a saving of 17 units.
Ross from Kent had his Free Solar installation in February and is delighted by the 40% savings on his electricity bill, he has made in just over 7 months. As someone who is trying to do his bit for the environment the solar panels are a great addition to his home..
Anthony has updated us on his savings!
Diane from Buckinghamshire has recently got in touch to let us know about her savings!
On the day that Coca-Cola announces the launch of 14 new gas-powered delivery trucks we have put together the following interesting facts about renewables:
Eric Rush’s solar panels still generated free electricity when it snowed!
HomeSun has been working with the South Coast’s Radio Wave105 since early autumn and is proud to sponsor Wave105 LIVE!
On Sunday 20th November from 4pm – 8pm, a great line-up of Acts will come together in one huge gig for an evening of family entertainment. Visit Wave105 LIVE! to see who will be playing.
We have 5 sets of five tickets to give away in a prize draw. Just email your name and address to competition@homesun.com and the five lucky winners will be picked at random.
DECC's recent publication of UK home insulation figures show we are being slow to wrap-up and stop heat leaking out of our homes. With energy bills rising by 70% in just over five years (uSwitch 2011) here are some ideas for making your home more energy efficient.
