If you’re wondering the best way to heat your home cheaply, you’re not alone. As energy bills soar, everyone’s looking to make their home heating more efficient and reduce energy bills all while staying warm this winter.
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One solution you might not have considered is giving up gas and oil completely, and going fully electric. Did you know that new homes built after 2025 will not even be able to use gas heating?
Current surveys show only 7% of households across England, 5% in Wales, 11% in Scotland and 8% in Northern Ireland use electric heating. But, electricity is the future. It’s cleaner, greener and can be a much more economical way of heating your home.
5 ways electric heating could help reduce your energy bills
1. More control
Electricity is easy to switch on and off. Wi-Fi-controlled modern electric radiators are easily operated through an app on your smartphone or tablet. You can set timers, adjust thermostats and easily save money on your heating bills. Just heat the rooms you need, as and when you need to.
2. Intelligent systems
Did you know, modern radiators can shut themselves off automatically if they detect a window is open? Or be set to react to how many people are in the room? If you’re away during a cold snap, you can save your home (and your houseplants) from getting too cold by leaving your settings on “anti-freeze”. These smart features exist to ensure you use less electricity and reduce your heating bills.
3. Utilising cheaper night-time electricity tariffs
The most common way to heat your home with electricity is to use electric storage heaters. These allow you to store-up cheaper, night-time electricity, then use it to heat your home as you need to.
If you’re imagining a clunky large old-fashioned storage heater with complicated controls, times have moved on! Have a look at how storage heaters have changed and see just how sleek and easy-to use modern storage heaters can be.
4. Cheaper to install and maintain
Electric heating is hassle-free. There’s no need to damage walls or floors putting in problematic pipes, no “wet” systems that might leak or radiators getting blocked up with trapped air. No “zombie boilers” bubbling expensively away or breaking down. No expensive annual maintenance visits from your plumber to keep the whole system working.
Most modern radiators don’t even need wiring, they can be simply plugged in. You can install them yourself using simple wall brackets or get the professionals to fit them. There’s loads of shapes and sizes to fit any kind of room, for example these low-level conservatory heaters.
5. Higher energy efficiency
Electric systems have nearly no wastage. While gas boilers are much less efficient and have a lower conversion rate, almost 100% of the electricity used by a modern electric radiator is converted to toasty, warm heat. Better for your bill, better for the planet!
From towel rails to storage heaters and radiators, get the latest electrical 21st Century Heating solutions for your home.
