Economic recovery signifies new dawn in energy saving

March 1st, 2010

A new survey commissioned by Energenie, manufacturer of a range of energy saving devices, indicates that the green agenda is definitely important to UK’s consumers. A whopping 73 per cent of families thought they were doing enough to be considered environmentally friendly, with 72 per cent claiming to have energy efficient devices in their homes.

However, when we drill down a bit further it becomes apparent that of those who thought they were doing enough to be considered green, 81 per cent of people had energy saving lightbulbs in their homes, but very little adoption of other energy saving measures such as double glazing, cavity insulation or energy saving dishwashers and washing machines.

Energenie’s research highlighted some interesting nuances about consumer behaviour towards energy saving:
• Nearly 50 per cent of people don’t switch electrical appliances off at the mains
• One fifth of men admit that they don’t turn appliances off at the main because they are too lazy
• Half of people would be inclined to turn appliances off at the mains by remote control if they could

The research also highlighted that consumers are increasingly aware of the money saving implication of reducing their household energy usage. 65 per cent of people admitted the rececession had made them become more aware of turning off appliances at the mains in a bid to save money and encouragingly almost half (57 per cent) turned off appliances at the main after use.

Energenie’s range of energy saving solutions is an ideal way of make sure energy and money isn’t wasted by continuously leaving appliances on. The Automatic Standby Shutdown for TVs and Home Entertainment Systems has 4 controlled sockets to connect your TV, DVD player, set-top box and other peripherals. There is also one permanently on socket for equipment that requires continuous power and you can switch back on using the TV’s remote control.

For more information about Energenie’s range of energy saving products for the home please visit www.energenie4.u.co.uk

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Alan J. Tadd, Managing Director, Energenie, commented: “Using energy saving light bulbs is a great start, but it is a very passive way of reducing household energy consumption. What is proves is that for people to do something, it has to be simple and easy. There are so many ways of lowering household carbon emissions, everything from loft insulation to ensuring electrical appliances aren’t left on standby. Energenie’s range of energy saving products means that appliances such as televisions or home entertainment systems are not continuously left on needlessly wasting electricity. People continuously leave on their TVs, DVD players and set-top boxes on standby mode up and down the UK.”


Alan J.Tadd continued: “Some of the motivational factors for not turning off appliances was rather surprising. Energy saving needs to be a behavioural change and 20 per cent of men we asked admitted to being simply too lazy to turning things off at the mains. Imagine the imact nationwide if those 20 per cent made the change. It sounds like a huge effort, but with Energenie, it needn’t be.”