How green can electric be?
How you use and generate your electricity clearly has consequences on both your bill and green credentials.
Energy derived from wind, water, sunlight and biosources will play a major role in reaching the goal of 10% renewable energy use by 2010 in the UK and 20% in 2020 in Europe.
Technologies such as electric underfloor heating are not only an extremely efficient method of heating, but also ideally suited to take advantage of the shift to clean energy. The Warmup website has a list of underfloor heating systems that will help you make that transition. You can also work out your energy requirements with The Warmup® Energy Expert.
While it’s not always practical to install a wind turbine or geothermal heat pump in your backyard, you can still make a difference by choosing an energy supplier who shares your ethos.
In the UK, energy providers are obliged to reveal the fuel mix they use to generate their electricity, along with environmental information such as carbon dioxide emissions and nuclear waste levels. This fuel mix disclosure was set up by OFGEM and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and has been in place since 1st October 2005.
The fuel mix ratio varies amongst competing providers and the variation is reflected in the different tariffs available within each company too. If you really want to do your bit, it could be worth looking more carefully into the source of your supply.
Another tip for reducing your carbon footprint with your supplier is opting for paperless billing, which incidentally, could earn you monetary discounts too.
Falling electricity prices makes electric underfloor heating an even more attractive proposition. So, with mass access to a variety of fuel mix permutations…
we are as green as you choose to be.