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    Waiting for winter? Why not get your name down for cavity wall and loft insulation NOW, during the traditionally quiet period for installers.

    Wait till it starts getting colder and you may miss out.

    With energy prices on the rise, the sooner you install insulation, the more you'll save.

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    Who actually provides the funding for the grant?

    The energy companies pay for the grant under a govenment initiative. It is in order that the energy companies reduce their carbon emissions and therefore the UK's overall carbon footprint.

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    Nigel's Eco Store

    Nigel's Eco Store sells environmentally friendly products for sustainable living, including recycled products, organic products, green products, and eco friendly products and gifts.



    Visit Nigel's on-line shop. Click HERE or the banner above.

    Editor's Note:

    What WE found.

    We recently purchased a set of Eco Balls via Nigel's store. They arrived promptly - within a couple of days. We have since found them to be very effective at cleaning the laundry and would heartily recommend them. We're already well on the way to paying off our (very minor) investment, not now having to purchase washing powders or liquids.

    In addition, we purchased an Eco Kettle. Real energy savings in comparison to most other kettles. And now with energy prices on the rise, you'll pay off the cost of the kettle in short order - and help to save the planet too.

    We recommend a visit to Nigel's Eco Store where you can find many other money saving, energy saving, eco-friendly gadgets.

    Nigel's Press Release

    BEAT THE CREDIT SQUEEZE BY BECOMING GREEN AND SLASH NEARLY £400 OFF HOUSEHOLD BILLS, SAYS NIGEL'S ECO STORE

    IN THESE TIMES of a tightening economy, sky high energy costs and rising food prices, UK households can weather the storm by going green – and save almost £400 a year on heating, electricity and grocery bills if they choose to live eco, says Nigel's Eco Store.

    “The tide is finally changing and green living is becoming synonymous with money saving while helping the planet,” says Nigel Berman, MD of Nigel's Eco Store.

    Money saving products from Nigel's Eco Store

    Product

    Regular annual saving

    Product cost

    Energy saving light bulbs

    £100

    From £7.99

    Radiator Booster

    £98

    £19.99

    Eco Balls

    £74

    £29.99

    Eco Button

    £50

    £14.99

     

     

     

    Total annual saving

    £367

     

    Investment in first year

    £150.89*

     

    Source: Nigel's Eco Store, April 2008

     

     

    "During the credit crunch, consumers can reduce their household bills by £367 if they used environmentally sound products such as Energy Saving light bulbs, a Radiator BoosterTM , EcoballsTM, an EcobuttonTM and a Standby kit," adds Berman.

    “A good start to cutting energy bills is to replace old fashioned light bulbs with energy saving ones – householders can reduce their annual electricity bills by around £100 and save money on buying ordinary light bulbs.

    “For instance, our 11 Watt compact classic light bulb, equivalent to a 60 Watt incandescent bulb, lasts 15 times longer so consumers won't have to fish out money for new ones every so often,” adds Berman.

    “Householders could click themselves to even lower electricity bills by using an EcobuttonTM every time they take a break as leaving a desktop computer on while not in use wastes around £50 a year on average. This great USB device that powers down computers at a touch of a button and will save them money, electricity and reduce their carbon footprint.

    “And because people are generally notoriously bad at turning things off, they burn away another £37 a year just by leaving TVs, stereos, DVD players and other electricity guzzling devices on standby. They could be saving this money for a rainy day by plugging the Standby energy saving kit into any wall socket to control any appliance (up to 1000W) with a remote control.

    "With radiators known for their inefficiency in distributing heat around the room, people tend to turn their thermostat up a notch using more gas, spending more money on heating bills in return and increasing their impact on the environment.

    "By installing a Radiator BoosterTM on top of their radiators, householders could enjoy significantly lower heating bills – by £98 a year - as well as warmer rooms.

    "The booster's fans suck the warm air up and push it out through the ends distributing it evenly around the room, in addition to reducing the heat losses through the wall behind the radiator.

    “And when it comes to washing clothes, the average British family gets through 247 washing loads** a year and with each costing about 33p***, their yearly washing powder bill amounts to nearly £82. Although it doesn't seem like a lot, replacing it with EcoballsTM costing 3p**** per wash, they could be saving a massive £74 a year,” advises Berman.

    Sources:

    * This figure includes purchasing seven compact classic light bulbs at £7.99 each, available from Nigel's Eco Store
    **Telegraph.co.uk, 2007
    *** Calculation based on buying the non-bio Ecover 1.2kg costing £3.98 at Tesco lasting up to 12 washes
    **** Based on Eco balls costing £29.99 from Nigel's Eco Store lasting up to 1,000 washes

    Nigel's Eco Store sells environmentally friendly products for sustainable living, including recycled products, organic products, green products, and eco friendly products and gifts.



    Visit Nigel's on-line shop. Click HERE or the banner above.