Turning down the heat to save energy and money

At this point, you may well be sceptical!
Perhaps you are even wondering how low you may have to turn your thermostat in order to actually save energy and of course money. Well, the truty is that You will probably be pleasantly surprised to learn that you do not have to turn your heat down very much at all to see a savings in your energy bills. 

According to studies done by The Carbon Trust, you could save up to 30% off your heating bills this winter by turning down your thermostat just 1 degree! In fact, if people and buisnesses across the country did just that, over 35 million pounds could be saved in energy and electricity bills. One degree of heat really amounts to a lot of money! Perhaps you might even try turning down the thermostat a whole 2 degrees in order to help save even more money and electricity and give some love back to the environment.

It won't make life uncomfortable
Lowering your heat one or two degrees should not make that much of a difference, if any, in your overall comfort this winter. In fact, your home or business may not even feel any colder to you even though the thermostat is set lower. If you are slightly uncomfortable due to the change in temperature, you can compensate by wearing a sweater or even some thermal underwear! You may also want to try dressing in layers to keep yourself warmer.

It is also important to not overheat your home or office as this can drive up your costs as well. In fact, overheating can raise your energy bills by around 8%. Keep in mind that you should slowly heat up a cold room. Turning up the heating thermostat as far as it can go in order to quickly heat a room does nothing more than wastes energy. It may be necessary to have an office staff meeting or discuss these tips with your family to ensure that everyone at your office or home is working towards lowering energy bills. and consumer prices won't get cheaper at this time of year, so it is worth being conscientious.

Knowing that you are helping the environment should warm your heart a little bit and keep you motivated. However, the real motivation for your family might be the fact that there will be extra money in the budget to spend!