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We generally need lower lighting levels in the bedroom than in other parts of the house and the room is lit intermittently, so energy saving comes easily. Light levels can be kept low, and heating can be controlled to have the room warm and cosy by bedtime without wasting energy.
- Switch on electric blankets no more than half an hour before you go to bed and switch off just before you get into bed.
- Keep the curtains closed at night and make sure you don't just heat the space between the curtains and the window. A radiator shelf can also deflect the convection currents past the curtains into the room. Heat bedrooms to less than 18ºC and make sure you turn off the heat when you are not there.
- Keep lighting levels low and use compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) instead of standard light bulbs.
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