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by reacharavindh 1382 days ago
Writing from Netherlands that has one of the highest Gas/power/fuel prices in the EU.

1. I live in a large three story townhouse. Admittedly too big for my family of 3. I’m going to leave the top floor unheated (I have under floor heating, so I can turn it off on a per room/floor basis).

2. Turn off my PC when not in use, and most other appliances.

3. Switch to a shower for my little one that enjoys the bathtub and hot water :-( and shorter showers for us adults.

4. Generally keep the temps lower than what we used to.

5. This summer I already replaced the radiators with under floor heating. I could not get hold of a air to water heat pump yet because eod the supply chain. At some point that will help close off Gas at home. Switched from Gas stove top to induction.

6. Solar panels will be installed in December/January(earliest I could get someone to install on the roof)!

Not sure what else I can do..

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Also in the Netherlands in a similar-sized house. I like your idea of turning off an entire floor (in my case the top floor where we sleep), as heat goes up anyway. Just not sure if this is possible to set up with a heat/water unit (warmtepomp).