While many people may be keen to reduce carbon footprints and money spent on
electricity bills, two experts have suggested that it could be a struggle trying to achieve this alone.
Dick Strawbridge, presenter of It's Not Easy Being Green and Coast, believes energy savings are all about learning and having someone with knowledge of the issue "guiding you through the minefield" as not everyone understands how to conserve power resources.
Mary Turner, chief executive of AlertMe, observed many people lead busy lives and that very straightforward information is required for them to take action in lowering their electricity usage, especially given homeowners cannot see for themselves how much they waste.
For Mr Strawbridge, the answer lies in providing information, saying: "Once the genie is out of the bottle and people understand - it doesn't go back inside the bottle".
"To be able to monitor energy and see what you are using - means you can think; what am I wasting?" he added.
In terms of
insulation, it appears the government is keen to promote energy efficiency in the home with the unveiling of a new Green Deal last week.
According to the Department of Energy and Climate Change, homes in the UK could save around £550 per year by installing such measures.
However, homeowners may be able, in part, to tackle this issue of wasted electricity by thinking whether they have left household appliances switched on.
A survey published last year by seeus2save.com found 80 per cent of people did not turn their television off at night and many admitted they leave items such as computers and DVD players on standby.
This can produce four million tonnes of CO2 emissions and £740 million worth of wasted energy.
In addition, the company stated that homeowners could trim as much as £40 per year off their electricity bills and managing director Tony Evans claimed he was amazed how many people were unaware of the potential savings that could be made.
