Here are a few simple tips which are just the start of the savings you can make, and help towards improving energy efficiency.

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• Turn off office equipment when you’re not using it overnight, at weekends and during bank holidays. Savings on just a single computer and monitor could be up to £35 a year – imagine the saving for a whole office!
  
• Cut lighting costs by as much as 15% by turning off lights in empty rooms and replacing bulbs with energy saving ones. These are readily available and have come down considerably in price since they were first introduced.
  
• Only fill the kettle as far as you need to – don’t fill it up to the maximum if you are just making one cup of tea.
• Put a jumper on! Turning down your thermostat by 1°C can save you as much as £60 per year.
• Cook in batches. If you are going to use the oven, cook a few meals at a time to get the most out of having your oven on.
• Hang up your laundry. Air-dry your laundry rather than tumble drying it, particularly if there’s warm or windy weather. What’s more nothing smells better than air-dried clothes and it is easier to iron. 
• Move furniture away from radiators where possible. The heat will come into the room better and you will be able to turn down your thermostat.
• Draught proof your windows and doors.
• Spend one minute less in the shower each time.