Changing your light bulbs for low energy ones is a simple, quick, and fairly cheap way of cutting your electric bill and your C02. We've cut our lighting costs by some 80% by phasing them in.
In the past, people have complained that these bulbs are slow to fire up, look ugly, and give poor quality light, but this no longer has to be the case. Our own bulbs come on in a fraction of a second, include attractive candle and spiral shapes, are similar in size to standard bulbs, and give a bright, pure light. There are even low energy bulbs that work with dimmer switches now (Though they are bit expensive at £11.50 a shot). You can see many of the designs now available here.
Saving on our heating bills has cost a bit more up front but it's supposed to pay for itself in a year: We've already put in cavity wall insulation (@ £250) and draught proofed the doors at minimal cost. Now we're looking at loft insulation and expecting that to come in at £500 (less if we DIY). Though we're not sure how we'll fit it to 20 cm (8") depth AND put floorboards over it....
Thankfully, the house was already double glazed or that would have cost thousands.
Solar heating? At £3000 installed, that's not on our radar yet. It would take years to pay us back. Maybe the government will start giving incentives? Yeah, right.
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