Turning off the lights and using an airfryer have been voted the top energy-saving actions to lower bills across the UK in a new poll. Energy conscious smart meter owners say turning lights off in a room no one’s using is the energy-saving action they believe has saved them the most money since the start of the energy crisis in 2021.
With energy bills having fallen by more than £200 per year on average on 1 April due to a reduction in the energy price cap, over half of respondents said they have invested financially in energy-saving measures in the last three years. While the energy crisis has been difficult for many people across the country, almost six in ten smart meter owners say their understanding of their energy use and costs has improved since the crisis began in 2021 .
People are finding the in-home display that comes with their smart meter increasingly useful; nine in ten find their IHD useful, and almost two thirds say the information it displays has helped them to reduce their energy usage.