Savvy savers reveal how you can cut your energy bill by HUNDREDS of pounds this winter
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SAVVY bloggers have revealed how they save hundreds on their energy bills every year by making a few small changes to their routine.
From investing in appliances which use less energy to even using an old dressing gown as a draught excluder, it won't cost you a fortune to keep your home warm anymore if you follow these tips.
The Sun asked bloggers and money savers on social media for their insider tricks on slashing energy bills on the cheap.
The average household spends about £1,249 a year on heating and power, , and bills can shoot up in winter when everyone is using more energy.
Prices are currently on the rise as a result of suppliers being squeezed by rising wholesale costs – the price energy suppliers pay for gas and electricity – and watchdog Ofgem's energy price cap.
But we've worked out that if you follow these tips, you could save up to £651 per year on energy bills if you really restrict how much you put the heating on using these savvy tips.
1. Invest in a slow cooker
I took part in a project where I tested all the appliances in my home to see what uses the most energy.
- SAVE: 29p an hour, or £65 a year if you use it for 12 hours seven times a week
2. Use a heated clothes airer
In the same energy diary project, I also tested the tumble dryer, which is one of the most energy hungry appliances in the house, costing 30p an hour.
- SAVE: 25p an hour, or £26 a year if you use it twice a week for an hour
3. Unplug electrical items when not in use
A TV uses about 10 watts an hour when on standby. If it is on standby for 18 hours, this is about 65kwh for a year.
Francesca Mason, From Pennies To Pounds, on cheap ways to heat up a room and creatively banishing draughts
1. Banish drafts on the cheap - Put an old dressing gown by the front door as a draught excluder. Draughts let in too much cold air and waste too much heat, according to the .
- SAVE: £1.60 a month or £20 a year
2. Use the oven to heat a room - Leave the oven open after using it to heat the room. But make sure children aren't around as they could burn themselves, and remember to switch the oven off first.
- SAVE: Between 9p and 16p an hour, or between £131 and £232 a year if you don't put the heating on
2. Make the cold even colder - You can train your body to conserve more heat during the day. But to do it, you have to make it even colder.
- SAVE: Depends on how much you pay for fire bricks or other logs
A new energy price cap is coming into effect at the end of this year and it could save 11million households up to £120 each.
But it won't help everyone so it's still useful to reduce how much energy you are using to cut your bills as firms hike their prices in the run-up to winter.
There's also a way to get free insulation for your home worth thousands, which could also help you cut your bills by up to £440 a year.
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