So says Professor Aoife Foley, an energy systems expert working in Queen's University Belfast, who spoke to RTÉ's Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Correspondent Joe Mag Raollaigh about ways to save energy as costs soar, temperatures outside drop and Christmas approaches.
"Are you washing at 30, 40 of 50 degrees? Ask yourself do you need those high temperatures?," she said.She says a second spin of the clothes will shorten drying times. "Do you have a clothes horse that you could put in a empty bathroom where you can crack open the window?" "Another thing you can do is open the door after the wash and rinse cycle and before the drying cycle comes on," she said.
"If you are doing a large roast with vegetables and you're roasting potatoes you would use your oven.""Put your microwave on a lower heat and put the food in there for a bit of a blitz and then finish off in the oven to give them that roasty tasty feeling," Professor Foley said."You could be saving 50, 60 or 70% with LED bulbs," Professor Foley said."Another thing people can consider is putting plugs on timers.
joemagraollaigh Professor Foley is as about as helpful as a handbrake on a canoe.
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