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Sankar Sivarajah, Professor of Technology Management and Circular Economy, University of Bradford

Five unusual energy-saving tips to help you slash your bills

Heat the room you'll spend the most time in. Nikodash/Shutterstock

As temperatures drop over the winter period and the cost of energy rises across the UK and Europe, how to spend less money on gas and electricity is on everyone’s minds.

The UK energy regulator Ofgem reports that an average two- to three-person household in the UK consumes eight kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity and 33kWh of gas daily. This equates to around 2,900kWh of electricity and 12,000kWh of gas a year. For comparison, an electric oven in your house uses 2kWh for 30 minutes of use.

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