Living with her partner in Cork, Cathy Fitzgibbon has also made changes, which she says, not only benefit her pocket but also her lifestyle.air fryer two years ago during the first lockdown
“I love the fact that the energy it uses is efficiently focused on cooking. And experimenting with it has been a really enjoyable learning experience. Due to my small household family unit, its compact capacity makes it a fantastic energy saving appliance which I’ve come to treasure.
“We did this with double insulation in the attic, we installed an energy-efficient gas boiler for central heating and hot water and switched to a gas hob for most of our cooking. We also replaced all bulbs with energy saver ones and our dehumidifier makes a considerable difference to heating costs by taking moisture out of the air so the room heats faster.
Keeping costs down is one of the reasons why Niall O’Toole is way ahead of the curve. After moving from Dublin to Kildare in 2007 with his wife and children, he discovered that their new home was draughty, mouldy and cold. So, he decided that they needed to take matters into their own hands. After a lengthy process putting right the wrongs in the building, they made plans to future-proof their home — and their lives — as they had an inkling of what was to come.
“Around the same time we started looking at solar PV to provide electricity and cut our emissions further. We were on the Microgen Pilot scheme, which meant we got paid for our exported electricity for several years, even though the system is much smaller than the typical system now and zero grants available — and we are still operating with the same average yearly output as the first year.
Source: Energy Industry News (energyindustrynews.net)