EDF ENERGY

How does your home measure up?

Did you know that the average home produces 5.29 tonnes of CO₂ a year*? The good news is that it's surprisingly easy to reduce this.

Take a look below to see how taking a few simple energy saving steps can help you to save up to 384 kilos of CO₂, which is over a third of the way to saving a tonne!

• Are you only boiling as much water as you need in your kettle or pan?

  Possible CO₂ saving = up to 24 kilos**

• Have you turned your thermostat down by 1°C?

  Possible CO₂ saving = up to 288 kilos**

• Do you use the 30°C wash cycle?

  Possible CO₂ saving = up to 36 kilos**

• Do you turn appliances off standby?

  Possible CO₂ saving = up to 36 kilos**

* Volume of residential CO₂ generated by end users = 146.9m tonnes per annum (source: Defra). This is divided by the number of residential properties in UK = 24.834m (source: ONS).

** Source: Energy Saving Trust