Comments on: Reader’s question: Gas or electric - which is more eco friendly?

By: Mrs Green

Mrs Green — Sun, 23 May 2010 15:07:47 +0000

@Diane: Funny, I don’t find that with the ceramic hob I have; it’s so easy to keep looking clean. I use a razor blade on the burnt on stuff. Great advice about using low energy gadgets; I love my slow cooker for that reason

By: Diane

Diane — Sat, 22 May 2010 12:44:03 +0000

Ceramic hobs are a nightmare to keep looking all shiny and new. They need a gentle cleaning product and lots of scrubbing and polishing.

For me it’s got to be gadgets that save you turning the oven on that work best in terms of reducing energy use. Chicken done on a george foreman style grill get cooked from both sides so it takes a lot less time to do.
You can do oven chips on them too - but they take a little longer than the chicken! I’ve yet to try a fried egg - I think it’ll just slide down and off!

You can pick up kitchen gadgets at car boots - but it pays to be careful and make sure something is safe first! My bf’s dad has a tester device to check things out!

By: Mrs Green

Mrs Green — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:39:46 +0000

@Jasper: Hi Jasper, thanks for taking time to leave a comment. I’ve heard that we may experience black outs too. I had never heard of the Lazer2 system; I’ll look into it. So far we have about 500watts of panels for lighting, and I have to admit I’m really disappointed with them in terms of output

I’m excited about the feed in tariff though; an incentive like that is useful for people

By: Jasper

Jasper — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:22:47 +0000

A recent report by the energy regulator Ofgem into the UK’s energy supplies raised the possiblity of a gap opening up between supply and demand, resulting in power blackouts. Not everyone agrees this will happen. But what seems certain is that in an unstable global market, oil and gas prices will keep rising. This makes a solar hot water system, particularly an advanced and efficient one like the LaZer2 (manufactured in the UK by SolarUK) look more and more cost effictive.

Another boost to the solar sector could come in the form of the feed-in tariff for small-scale energy producers, due to start in April next year.

By: Mrs Green

Mrs Green — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:55:17 +0000

@Wilson Pon: Hi Wilson, well solar is certainly the way to make an even greener choice!

We have solar for lighting, but not for anything that produces heat such as cooking and heating.

By: Wilson Pon

Wilson Pon — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:03:04 +0000

Mrs. Green, I’ve installed a solar panel on the roof of my house. In this case, I preferred the solar power, as it helps me to save a lot of electricity bill, especially in the water heating and electrical appliances!