With the change to British Summer Time at the weekend giving us a hour more light in the evenings, experts are encouraging households to make the most of lighter and warmer days to save on energy costs.
While some natural changes - like using your lights less - can lead to small changes, making a conscious effort to turn down or turn off heating, dry clothes outside and switch to LED lightbulbs can lead to savings of up to £600. Research conducted by experts at energy-saving app Loop also found that half of its users kept their heating on until the end of April, while those who switched off in mid-April used 10% less gas.
'Energy doctor' Dr Steve Buckley, head of data science at Loop, is encouraging households to use the ‘spring’ forward of the clocks to spring clean your energy use. He said: “The clocks going forward is a signal to spring clean your energy usage to make sure you’re only spending what you need to on your energy bills. In fact, you could cut your bills by nearly £600 by adapting your usage from this point onwards.
