[Connor_EONNext]

Hello Community 👋

It's that time of the year where all of our energy bills can rise - especially with the cold weather we've all been having ❄

The team have made a handy video on YouTube - this aims to give some tips and tricks on how you can reduce your energy bills. 📉 If you find yourself wondering How you can save money on heating and hot water, how smart thermostats could benefit you, how solar panels could save you money or even how energy saving is good for the economy ⚡- then take a look below ⬇

How have you been trying to keep costs down during the cold period? Any tips and tricks you can share with us?

We also have our wonderful Sustainable Living and Energy Saving section that has a post Top 10 energy saving tips by the lovely @Tommysgirl 🙌

[meldrewreborn]

@Connor_EONNext

I thought it was trumpeted recently that the last UK coal powered generation plant had shut down. That being the case, reducing electricity consumption cannot any longer reduce coal importation. Just saying!

[retrotecchie]

@meldrewreborn

Our last coal-fired generation at Ratcliffe on Soar was shut down for the last time on 30 September 2024. No more coal generation since then 👍

We still import coal for all the heritage railways, but that's a pretty meagre amount. Port Talbot no longer needs coking coal since they shut down the last blast furnace. Wales's CO2 emmissions dropped by 45% overnight 😎

[Andy65]

I found that video to be disappointing if I'm honest, it looks to me as if it's aimed at a particular demographic.

[retrotecchie]

@Andy65

Yes, the 'hard of thinking'...