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Interesting to see it really seems like everyone across the board used less and less energy.

What did you all change? Any specific tools or tricks?

Personally I didn't even change my heating level but just used the timers a lot more with sharper cutoffs. And I did use smart plugs between my media appliances and my pc to make sure they are off when I leave the house, as well as being less casual about turning off the lights in rooms that I'm not in. Compared to 2019 (so before more WFH) that's like a 20% savings on gas, and 15% on electricity for me.

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[–] Maraval26@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Hi, old small house from 1950 here. My monthly payments had been increased from 180 EUR in 2015 for gas + elec to 1100 EUR at the peak of the crisis last year. I could not afford paying that much and as I did not know how much it would last, I went to the bank and subscribed a 12 years loan. Here is what I improved during last year, with contractors :

  • New roof with 12cm exterior insulation
  • Solar panels on the new roof
  • Battery 5kWh
  • New gas boiler in replacement of 20yo gas boiler
  • new thermodynamics boiler for water heating with PV energy in the summer
  • New pellets stove in order to have a second source of heating.

Thanks to those, I’m 99% self sufficient in the summer.

On my own I DIY interior isolation in the sleeping room upstairs (low cost but high comfort addition as the walls are not super cold anymore).

What I regret not doing, because too big , complex, and afraid of humidity / moisture : exterior isolation of all the walls and/or between the two layers of bricks.

[–] Soulplayer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago
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