{"id":17782,"date":"2021-07-16T17:09:14","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T07:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/?post_type=change&#038;p=17782"},"modified":"2021-07-16T17:09:34","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T07:09:34","slug":"change42-winter-warmers","status":"publish","type":"change","link":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/change\/change42-winter-warmers\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter&nbsp;warmers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Stay comfortably cosy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When it comes to keeping warm over winter, it\u2019s all too easy to burn a hole in your pocket (in the financial sense \u2013 also in the \u2018leaving your pants on the heater too long\u2019 sense). Here are some tips and tricks to help you save energy, while still staying warm:<\/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% on your energy use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep showers short \u2013 hot water usage accounts for around 21% of your energy bill, so having shorter showers can result in big savings in the long run.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Close your curtains \u2013 shutting curtains or blinds is an easy way to stop heat escaping. Windows can let more than 40% of your winter warmth leak out of your home.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And if that\u2019s still not enough, chuck on a beanie, sit down with a cup of tea and think about all the money you\u2019re saving \u2013 that\u2019s sure to warm the heart.<\/p>\n<p>Looking for more ways to save this winter?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to winter it can be easy to burn a hole in your pocket. These tips will help keep you toasty without spiking your energy&nbsp;bill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":17852,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[47],"class_list":["post-17782","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\/17782","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\/17782\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.originenergy.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}