Every degree you turn your home thermostat down could save you around £80 to £85 a year on your heating bill.

Boiling food on the hob? Only use the water you need to save energy.

If your charger has an LED to show it’s in use, it is still using energy until you switch it off at the wall or unplug it.

Still using tungsten, halogen or fluorescent bulbs? Changing to LED lighting can save energy and money.

Washing a small load of clothes? Check you washing machine’s settings to see if you can use the “half load” programme to save water and energy.

A dripping tap can waste at least 5,500 litres of water a year. If this is hot water you’re also wasting the energy used to heat it. Get leaking taps fixed promptly.