Worcester helps beat rising fuel costs
With energy costs at an all time high and no end in sight, now is the best time to be replacing standard efficiency boilers with one of Worcester’s A-rated condensing models.
In 2005 the average gas and electric bill was £666, today in 2008, it’s £1,063.*
Household energy bills have almost doubled in price since 2003 and they’re set to rise by as much as 40% this winter, as oil and wholesale gas prices hit record highs.
This increase could mean households paying £400 more a year on average for their gas and electricity, putting more pressure on homeowners already struggling with inflation.
Householders who have had their existing boiler for ten years or more could save around a quarter on heating bills, up to £250 a year**, by simply upgrading to a condensing model.
All Worcester Greenstar condensing boilers are SEDBUK Band ‘A’ rated – the highest efficiency band achievable. They are more than 90% efficient, which means that over 90% of the fuel consumed is converted into heat for the heating and hot water system.
By comparison, many older boilers, which are still being used throughout the UK, operate at as low as only 50% efficiency. Meaning 50 pence of every pound in fuel bills is being wasted.
In addition to high efficiency condensing boilers, Worcester also provides a selection of renewable heating solutions including Greenskies solar water heating systems, which can provide 50-70% of a household’s annual hot water. The solar panels don’t need direct sunlight to operate; they can provide usable energy on cloudy days too.
Worcester’s Greenstore ground source heat pumps and Greensource air source heat pump collections can also dramatically reduce fuel bills. Air source heat pumps work in a similar way to ground source technology, except the air source heat pumps take energy from natural air rather than the ground, transforming it into latent heat for the home.
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*Source: Energy Saving Trust, June 2008.
**Source: Energy Saving Trust, June 2008. Figures in conjunction with fitting a condensing boiler with full heating controls