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Energy efficiency guides

Want to be more energy-efficient at home? Find useful tips you can employ across your home in our energy efficiency guides.

104 free energy-saving tips for the home

With working from home now the new normal and energy prices looking like they'll stay high, it's important to keep your bills as low as possible. The best ways to do that are in our guide featuring 104 free energy-saving tips for every part of your home.

You don't have to use all of them - it might be an impossible task to try - but they should go some way to getting you started saving energy and spending less on your bills.

Read more in the guide.

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