Night-time tariffs and quality ceilings as ways to save on your bills

With time-of-use tariffs, such as the night-time tariff, we can achieve significant savings if we concentrate our consumption during the discounted hours. In this article we look at this tariff and at how a quality ceiling can help you reduce your office bills.

Choosing a tariff carefully

However, starting to save on electricity and gas bills also means choosing tariffs responsibly. One of the reasons why consumers fail to reduce their bills is that, when they take out an electricity tariff, they look at the price rather than at whether it suits their consumption. Of course, the kWh and its price when contracting electricitymatter, whether it is the first time or the tenth; but knowing your energy needs and adapting to them will be key. Other aspects must also be taken into account, such as how much it costs to have electricity connected in commercial premises or in a home.

For example, for those who concentrate their consumption at night, the night-time tariff, now called the time-of-use tariff, is ideal. This link explains what it involves: https://www.luz-gas.es/precio-de-la-luz/tarifas-luz/nocturna/. In short, the day is divided into two time bands, and during the night-time hours the price per kWh is lower. All that is needed is for at least 30% of the user’s consumption to be concentrated in those hours for the time-of-use tariff to become the best option.

Tips for saving energy with quality ceilings and lighting

Below we explain how you can save energy with the ceiling and lighting of your business, premises or home. In this way, you will emit fewer greenhouse gases and, at the same time, your bill will go down. These are our tips:

• Ceiling insulation: the ceiling is one of the places where the most heat is lost or gained. Breaking these thermal bridges will therefore help a stable temperature to be reached sooner, regardless of the weather outside. This will also mean savings on heating and cooling systems, which will not have to be used for longer than necessary.
• Quality ceilings : choosing high-performance ceilings will help you save on the bills of your business, company, home, office, etc. Moreover, metal ceilings offer the option of including insulating materials in their installation, which helps to maintain the temperature in the room and translates into savings on your bills.
• Light-coloured ceilings and walls: in addition, the walls of homes should be painted white or other light shades, because light, both natural and artificial, is reflected and spreads better with these colours.
• Study the distribution of light fittings: this is an essential part of saving electricity. Do you need eight spotlights in the entrance hall when there is a large window next to it? Every consumer should ask this kind of question in each room. There are spaces that are hardly used when there is no natural light, so we should not overload them with lights. For example, in this article you will find out how to light a teenager’s bedroom.
• LED lights: finally, all the light bulbs in the home should be LED. They need 80% less energy than traditional bulbs, have a longer service life, are environmentally friendly and robust, and offer a long list of other advantages. They are slightly more expensive than the rest, but they are a great investment for responsible consumers.

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