Jeffery and Brenda have been in their Edwardian terraced house now for 23 years, and have always saved energy and water in their home. Having worked for Seeboard Electricity for 31 years, Jeffery has monitored electricity use and made the most of cheap off peak electricity.
Now retired, Jeffery and Brenda have taken their conservation approach further, installing solar thermal water heating* with Southern Solar, a Lewes based company and ‘the nicest contractors we’ve ever dealt with!’. They did this to save money, but also to become more self sufficient and improve the energy rating and value of their house. Since solar panels were installed and loft insulation was increased to 12" (in 2006) Jeff calculates a 58% saving on gas and 48% saving on electricity through energy efficiency measures.
*They received a council and central government grant to subsidise this.
Features
+ solar thermal
+ insulation
+ energy conservation
Further information
The renewables installers: Southern Solar
Jeffery’s own monitoring of energy savings at Wilbury Crescent
Case study: background, features and suppliers