
Heaters and air conditioners can easily account for most of your energy consumption if you allow them to. Find out what you can do to minimise the need for artificial heating and cooling, and to reduce your consumption.
If there’s one aspect of energy management that can make a real difference to energy use, it’s how you heat and cool your home. Air conditioners and the wrong types of electric heaters are extremely energy intensive. Choosing more efficient options, relying more on passive heating and cooling or simply managing how heat’s distributed can all help you to put a leash on how much energy you use to stay comfortable.