Forgetful Brits Wasting Millions Each Year on Electricity Bills

October 27th, 2010

With energy consumption due to rise this weekend as clocks go back research commissioned by Energenie reveals that almost three out of five UK households are increasingly concerned about the cost of their utility bills this winter compared to last year, yet a third are forgetting to employ any methods of energy conservation to combat this.

Findings included:

  • 43% of people leave their mobile phone charger plugged in when not charging
  • Over a third of people leave their TV on standby
  • A quarter of people leave the heating on when not in the house
  • 38% of people keep their lights on, even when not in use
  • A third of people leave their laptop charger plugged in when not charging
Whilst two out of five households cited home security as their reason for leaving lights and appliances on, over a fifth blamed their children and 22% blamed their partner or spouse for leaving the lights on.With the clocks going back this weekend, the longer nights mean more electricity used by households.

Energenie products, such as the AV Automatic Standby Shutdown for Home Entertainment Systems, offer an easy way of cutting the amount of energy used in the home, saving money on electricity bills, saving energy and reducing the risk of fires caused by electrical appliances.

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Alan J Tadd, managing director, Energenie

"This weekend is the time when we start switching on lights and of course the heating earlier in the day, so is a good time to think about how we can make attempts to keep our winter bills down. We all know that we should be turning our electrical appliances off when not in use to save energy. And when we say off, we mean off - not only standby. However, the reality is that many of us simply don't make the effort."

"Many people don't realise that by doing simple things such as turning your TV or DVD player off standby or unplugging your mobile phone charger when not in use can actually make a significant dent in your electricity bill."