Favoring high-performance housing
Thermal flaws and energy losses
Are you planning to move home and reduce your energy bill? Start by finding an energy-efficient home! If you're living in a thermal sieve, your energy costs will keep rising: a thermal sieve leads to high energy losses, so you'll have to heat more in winter.
A heat sink is an uncomfortable dwelling, both in winter and summer, and won't allow you to reduce your bill.
How do I find a high-performance home?
Finding a high-performance home is getting easier all the time. Thanks to regulations set up by the State, the Diagnostic de Performance Energétique (DPE) is now mandatory for all property sales and rentals.
Thanks to the ECD, you can access a wide range of information at a glance:
- description of your home: heating and hot water systems, ventilation ..;
- the energy label: this indicates your home's energy consumption. Choose an A rating, which means your home has low energy consumption;
- the climate label: this indicates your home's greenhouse gas emissions;
- recommendations on how to further reduce your home's energy consumption;
- the date of the last service on the various items of equipment (boiler, etc.).
Equipping your home with efficient appliances
Once you've found your home, make sure your appliances are energy-efficient: your heating system accounts for a large proportion of your energy consumption. By opting for a condensing boiler or a pellet stove, you'll reduce your daily consumption.
Choose appliances with an A-rated energy label to reduce your consumption even further!
Moving house and changing supplier: how does it work?
Why change supplier?
When you move, your old energy contract no longer applies to your new home. In fact, it is nominativeand is linked only to your previous electricity or gas meter.
So you need to take out a new energy contract: you can keep your current supplier, if it suits you. However, changing your supplier and energy offer can help you make energy savings in your new home.
Indeed, your needs will not be the same, and thanks to the opening up of the energy market in 2007, there are many offers from alternative suppliers, which will enable you to meet your new consumption, at a lower cost!
Many energy specialists, such asHello Wattallow you to find the ideal offer for your home in just a few minutes.
Determine your energy needs
To find the best energy offer, you first need to define your consumer profile. To do this, the characteristics of your new home are important to consider. These characteristics are as follows:
- the surface area of your home;
- insulation;
- number of occupants;
- existing equipment (heating system, household appliances, etc.).
It's also important to know your previous consumption, which you can easily find on your energy bill.
Finally, ask yourself a few important questions, such as which energy you'd like to use(renewable, local) and which pricing scheme best suits your new situation.
Compare to find!
To find the energy offer (electricity or gas) that best suits your consumer profile, you first need to compare them. To do this, two major criteria need to be taken into account: the price per kWh and the subscription fee. These are what will affect your bill, depending on your consumption.
However, they are not the only selection criteria: the origin of the energy and the rates offered by the supplier are also important. Finally, it's worth finding out about your supplier's customer service: a good customer service department should be easy to contact, and quickly find solutions to any problems you may have with your energy contract. To get an idea, take a look at the online customer reviews!
Did you know? To compare energy offers more quickly, you can use the free online service of an energy comparator, on this site for example!