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Energy saving sites |
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| Centre for Sustainable Energy | energy saving tips and advice |
| DIY Doctor | thermostatic radiator valves |
| DIY Energy Saving Projects | advice from the US govt. |
| Energy Advice Centres | local free energy advice around the UK |
| Energy at Home | save energy and find energy-efficient home appliances (and grants) via the EST website |
| Energy Saving Trust | government-funded body set up to promote energy saving in the UK |
| Money Supermarket | top 11 ways to save energy at home |
| National Energy Foundation | simple ways to save energy in the home |
| Renewable Energy Centre | lots of info on domestic energy saving |
| REUK | 36 electricity saving tips |
Other information |
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| BBC News | what works and what doesn’t – article by the late David Mackay |
| BBC News | interesting article on different kinds of lighting systems – good and bad |
| Gov.uk | find an energy assessor |
| Gov.uk | become a domestic energy assessor |
| Sustainable Energy Without the Hot Air | wonderful online book by the late David Mackay |
the Jevons Paradox / rebound effect |
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| Darrin Qualman | efficiency, the Jevons Paradox and the limits to economic growth |
| Do energy-saving measures actually increase energy use? | article on our blog |
| Energy Collective Group | efficiency, conservation and the Jevons Paradox |
| International Association for Energy Economics | confronting Jevons’ Paradox: does promoting energy efficiency save energy? |
| the Jevons Paradox and the Myth of Resource Efficiency Improvements | pdf book |
| the New Yorker | the efficiency dilemma |
| UK Energy Research Centre | rebound effect: assessment of evidence |
