{"id":17304,"date":"2021-04-19T14:28:03","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T04:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/?post_type=change&#038;p=17304"},"modified":"2021-04-26T11:10:32","modified_gmt":"2021-04-26T01:10:32","slug":"change01-pets-on-the-bed","status":"publish","type":"change","link":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/change\/change01-pets-on-the-bed\/","title":{"rendered":"Pets on the&nbsp;bed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Treat yourself to a hot dog.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Save energy by turning off that heater and letting pets up on the bed. They\u2019re natural heaters. That\u2019s right, owning a pet can actually save you money. (Note: all figures were calculated excluding any pet bills that you may or may not have had to pay after your dog swallowed a bunch of grapes, or cushion stuffing, or whatever he\u2019s come across this week.)<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t have a pet? Here are a few other ways you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov.au\/households\/household-guides\/seasonal-advice\/winter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">save this winter<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep your thermostat between 18\u00b0C and 20\u00b0C \u2013 every degree you reduce heat can save up to 10 percent on your energy use.<\/li>\n<li>Keep showers short \u2013 hot water usage accounts for around 21 percent of your energy bill, so having shorter showers can result in big savings in the long run.<\/li>\n<li>Close your curtains \u2013 shutting curtains or blinds is an easy way to stop heat escaping. Windows can let <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov.au\/households\/household-guides\/seasonal-advice\/winter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">more than 40 percent<\/a> of your winter warmth leak out of your home.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Want to save more? Find out how you could save with Origin Go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for creative ways to save energy this winter? Swap the hot water bottle out for letting your furry friends sleep on the&nbsp;bed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":17308,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[47],"class_list":["post-17304","change","type-change","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-energy-efficiency"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/change\/17304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/change"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/change"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/change\/17304\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}