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Contact
Energy Saving Trust Advice Centre Anglia
The Green House
2nd Floor, 4 - 6 Cowgate
Peterborough
PE1 1NA
Telephone: 01733 566910
Fax: 01733 553716
Email: info@est-anglia.org.uk
If you live in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk or Suffolk you
can get advice on sustainable energy by calling freephone
0800 512012 or visit www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/anglia
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Energy Advice and tips
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Replace tungsten bulbs with energy efficient, compact
fluorescent lamps and slimline tubes. They typically make
immediate savings of 50% and last up to ten times longer.
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Use natural light wherever possible. Keep windows clean
and encourage staff to open the blinds rather than turn
on the lights.
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Make sure all lights are switched off unless they are
being used. It is always cheaper to switch off lights,
however short the time period.
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Make sure windows and doors are closed when heating or
air conditioning is on.
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Check insulation (walls, roof and pipes) and draught proofing
is adequate to prevent unreasonable heat loss.
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When heating, reduce the temperature of a room by one degree. It is unlikely that anyone will notice and you could cut the heating bill by as much as 10%. Most staff are comfortable at 19°C. Similarly, set air conditioning to not come on before 24°C
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Turn off heating and cooling in unoccupied rooms, making
sure they are well ventilated to prevent condensation
and mould.
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Screen savers do not save energy. Enable power down settings
and insist that staff switch off at least their computer
monitors (these use twice the energy of PCs) when not
in use, including when they are away from their desks
for meetings or lunch.
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Ensure that all electrical equipment is turned off at the end of the day. A photocopier left on overnight wastes enough energy to make 5,400 A4 copies!
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Ensure that any new electrical equipment has an European
Union Energy Rating of A or B, or a USEPA Energy Star
standard or similar.
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