73 Wilbury Crescent
Hove
BN3 6FH
Jeffery and Brenda have lived in their Edwardian terraced house for over 26 years. The family put a lot of effort into saving energy and water. Jeffery worked for Seeboard Electricity for 31 years and has a special interest in monitoring fuel consumption.
Now retired, Jeffery and Brenda have taken their conservation approach further installing double glazing, cavity wall insulation, loft insulation top up and solar water heating. In September 2011 photovoltaic panels (2.8 kWp) will be installed. They have stayed with installers Southern Solar, a Lewes based company: "the nicest contractors we've ever dealt with!"
Their motivation has been to reduce consumption whilst maintaining comfort levels. Doing so has reduced energy costs, their carbon footprint and improved the value and energy rating of their home. Prior to installing photovoltaics, Jeffery calculates that savings of around 50% have been achieved for gas and electricity.