Save electricity, cut your bill

Use less, pay less – it’s that easy. You could slash your annual electricity bill by almost £200 with our simple energy-saving solutions.

There are plenty of electrical savings to be made. Some are small but they all add up to a tidy sum – they're an easy way to go greener (the savings here are calculated for a typical three-bedroom household).

Lighting and standby

Turn off lights when you leave a room...

It could save you £10 a year.

Fit energy-saving light bulbs

This cuts up to £7 from your energy bill a year per light bulb. Although they may be slightly more expensive than standard light bulbs, because they last up to 10 times longer, each one could save you up to £100 before you need to get a new one.

Don’t leave appliances on standby

Unplug TVs, DVD players and sound systems (when not in use) and you’ll be almost £40 richer a year! And bear in mind that just leaving your computer on standby can set you back around £30 for a year.

Why not try energy-saving remote control sockets? Leaving just five appliances on standby uses the same amount of energy as a 60W bulb. Buy now from Tesco Direct. 

Washing and Ironing

Wash clothes at 30°C rather than 40°C

You’ll cut the energy used by almost half, taking £10 off your annual electricity bill.

Always fill your washing machine

Using your washing machine and tumble dryer once a week saves you almost £10 a year, compared with two half-loads.

Hang washing outside to dry

Doing this just once a week for a year instead of tumble-drying takes £15 off your annual bill.

Plan your ironing

Iron clothes that need less heat first. Then you won’t need to keep heating up the iron.

Dry clothes on hangers

This should reduce the amount of ironing you’ll have to do and therefore save energy.

In the kitchen

Fill your kettle only with as much water as you need

The energy saved gives you up to £10 extra a year to spend on teabags!

Make your fridge energy-efficient

Save up to £35 a year. Do this by ensuring the fridge is three-quarters full, closing the door as quickly as you can and defrosting regularly. Cleaning the coils at the back earns you an extra £4 saving!

Keep the oven door window clean

You won’t have to keep opening the door to check on your roast, keeping in heat and conserving energy!

Cook food in batches then freeze

Now you’ll only have to reheat instead of cooking a new meal from scratch. As well as saving energy, this is of course a treat on a Friday night after a hard week at work or looking after the kids…

Turn off your dishwasher before the drying cycle ends

Dishes will dry in the heat inside.