5 ways to make your home more energy efficient

5 ways to make your home more energy efficient

Energy costs are climbing, fuelled by rising demand and weak supply.

For homes, it means gas and electricity bills are going up.

Simple changes can save money and help make your home more efficient.



Gas, electricity and coal prices are soaring, meaning higher bills for many households.

A range of factors have contributed to the current energy crisis, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says. These include rapidly rising demand as the world economy has rebounded from the pandemic. Power supply has also been weaker than expected, alongside a cold and long winter in the Northern Hemisphere.

Governments are under pressure to take action. In Norway, for example, the government has announced plans to subsidize home electricity bills until March 2022 at an estimated cost of 5 billion Norwegian crowns ($560 million).

This is in response to the cost of electricity surging to its highest level in more than 10 years.

So how can more of us save energy at home? Here are some simple ideas.













Energy prices are soaring, fuelled by a range of factors, says the International Energy Agency.





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