Introduction
Home Energy: Is 'Going Green' a Good Investment & Worth the Effort? We have lived in an English 1970's 4 bed detached house for over 25 years. We have made a few improvements to energy efficiency, but more with a view to making the house more comfortable to live in... ...roll on 2021 and 2022 and energy prices take off. It seemed like a good time to take stock: Which investments are worthwhile and which ones are not worth doing? This question actually turned out to be much harder to answer than I had expected - various websites had useful indicators but mostly lacking hard data that I could apply. Hence this blog where I plan to show the impact of various 'green'/money saving measures in a real house lived in by real people. Here was my 'audit' as of Autumn 2021. We have: uPVC double glazing Cavity wall insulation About 100mm of insulation in the attic Condensing system boiler (ie with hot water tank) running at ab...