With the much reported energy rises you'd think saving energy and reducing energy bills would be top of everybody's list but you'd be wrong.
The shows makers report that only 6 out of 10 households made any attempt to reduce energy or water consumption in 2010, which means 10.6 million households did nothing - an estimated £6.2 billion (or £592 per household) evaporating into thin air.
Its also estimated that the average household will spend £650 on winter fuel bills this winter - that's up 18% compared to last year.
Of the 10.6 million households that did nothing to reduce their energy or water usage, 7/10 blamed busy home lives, lack of time or small financial return.
4/10 said they had no spare cash to make alterations that would reduce bills and nearly a third said that as tenants, it wasn't their responsibility.
A further third said they didn't believe in global warming whilst one in ten households claimed they didn't know cutting back was possible in order to save money.
7/10 homes still admitted to leaving household appliances like TV's and game consoles (the worst offenders) on standby, clocking up an extra 17.5 hours a say. Closely followed by dishwashers (9 hours), washing machines (6 hours) and tumble driers (2 hours).
The programme's first episode aired on the 18th January to be followed by a further 7 weekly episodes on Sky Showcase etc. It includes advice from experts at Waterwise and the Energy Saving Trust.
Published in our 24th January home owner newsletter - see the full newsletter here.
photo credit: edwart visser
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