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There has been a great deal of media coverage recently about energy price rises – 20% or more. For many, this is the last straw.
Installing free solar on your home could save £237 and wipe out the British Gas price rise. It's offiicial! British Gas is the 2nd energy company to announce electricty bills will rise by an average of 16%. This is it's 2nd price rise in 12 months. Join our debate and tell us ways you are beating the price rise....
My savings are really pleasing. As it happens, I received my electricity bill today along with a letter asking if I would like to reduce my monthly payments. I had already reduced them from £75 to £35 a month and even after paying my account for the last period, I am now credit to the sum of £230! For the corresponding period 2010 I was charged for using 1652 units of electricity. This year for the same period, my usage has been reduced to 694 units, representing a saving of nearly 1000 units! Michael from Dorset
Steve and Denise from Somerset started to monitor their electricity bills after their free solar panel installation and here is what they found. In the six months before getting solar panels in November last year, they spent £331.22 on electricity. In the six months after that, they spent £149.19 – a saving of £182.03 or 54%!
Now a year since John from Petersfield's solar panel install, he has saved an enormous £359 on his £1,062 bill.
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!
If you are over 70 or know someone over 70, then you can get a free energy monitor. Brought to you buy our good friends at Carillion Energy Services. Using an energy monitor to help change your habits can save you time and money, slashing up to 15%, or £35, off the average bill >>>>
Diane from Buckinghamshire has recently got in touch to let us know about her savings!
Graham from Cowes is pleased as punch with his energy readings after his September 2011 install...
Eric Rush’s solar panels still generated free electricity when it snowed!
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.
