Energy Advice - Facts and Figures
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- The average household in the UK is responsible for about six
tonnes of CO2 emissions every year - enough to fill six hot air
balloons 10 meters in diameter.
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- The average home produces more Carbon Dioxide than the average
family car.
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- Reducing wastage by carrying out energy saving measures could
save the average household £200/yr. It is estimated that £5billion
worth of energy is wasted annually in the UK.
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- If everyone in the UK installed cavity wall insulation
emissions of CO2 would be reduced by nine million tonnes. That's
enough to fill 51 million double decker buses
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- If everyone in the UK upgraded their old refrigerator to an
A-rated appliance, energy wastage would be cut by over two thirds.
That's equivalent to 47 million hot air balloons of CO2 and over £1
billion on fuel bills.
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- CO2 emissions would be cut by 0.45 million tonnes if every
household in the UK put an insulating jacket on their hot water
cylinder.
- If everyone in the UK with gas central heating installed a
condensing boiler, we would cut CO2 emissions by 18.6 million
tonnes. This is enough energy to power four million homes for a
year.
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- In most homes, lighting accounts for 10 - 15% of the
electricity bill. In fact, UK households use £1.2 billion worth of
electricity every year on lighting. If every UK household installed
3 CFL's this would save enough energy in a year to supply all
street lighting.
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Contact Us
Climate Change Officer
Property, Leisure and Waste Management
White Cliffs Business Park
Dover CT16 3PJ
Tel: 01304 872218
E-mail: energy@dover.gov.uk
