The cost of living crisis and the soaring energy prices have forced people to be more cognisant of how exactly they are spending their money and be more aware of their energy consumption.
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As reported by The Sun, a Facebook user, Claire Crockcroft has shared her experience of being able to save hundreds of pounds by making a tiny change. She shared her tip on the money saving Facebook group Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK Facebook.
She found that she was being charged up to £20 a day even when on days where she kept her heating off. This led her to inspect her energy consumption and to her shock, she realised that her old bulbs had been consuming an inordinate amount of energy.
Savings on energy bill
The woman says that just by replacing her old bulbs, she has managed to save hundreds of pounds and also received a refund of £700 from her energy company.
She writes in her post,
We were recently showing about £15/£20 a day in gas and electric without heating, did some investigation and found it to be the lights.
Bought all new LED bulbs, threw the old ones away and now we don’t go over £5 a day and that’s with some heating on.
Replacing old bulbs
She further writes that her energy company confirmed that old bulbs can end up consuming a huge amount of energy. She further claims that she also even got a refund from her energy company with the reduced consumption,
I even rang Scottish Power to check the in display is accurate and she said yes bulbs can literally sap energy.
Probably cost me £35 for the bulbs all from Home Bargains as read they were good.
They’ve reduced my monthly dd and I’ve had a £700 refund. Hope this helps people.
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