{"id":42416,"date":"2022-08-11T14:09:15","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T13:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myenergi.com\/ie\/?post_type=guides&#038;p=42416"},"modified":"2025-06-12T09:43:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T08:43:41","slug":"does-going-green-save-you-money","status":"publish","type":"guides","link":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/guides\/does-going-green-save-you-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Going Green Save You Money?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div id='block-header-basic-block_36073ef536e564c286d74d3bc37f416d'  class='flexi-block header-basic-block pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 relative '>\n\n\n    <div class=\"relative \">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container flex flex-col mx-auto    justify-end py-11 md:py-9 lg:py-11 \">\n\t\t<div class=\"first-mt-0 \">\n                            <h1 class=\"h2 lg:h3 !mb-0\">\n                    Does Going Green Save You Money?                <\/h1>\n                    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative flex flex-wrap justify-between w-full mx-auto\">\n    <div class=\"w-full py-5 breadcrumbs\">\n        <nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id='block-simple-content-block_31331f269b043c901a7a7bb5102855d2'  class='flexi-block simple-content-block pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 '>\n\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto wide-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"content-inner bg-white rounded-2.5xl \">\n\n            <div class=\"mx-auto first-mt-0 last-mb-0 max-w-[90%] xl:max-w-[990px]  \">\n\n                <p style=\"text-align: center;\">One of the most debated factors of going green is the impact it has on your wallet. Some people argue that the green revolution will save you money, whereas others are quick to highlight the cost of the initial investment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>So, what is the truth? Does going green really save you money?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"block-fifty-fifty-img-txt-block_dc328fa3e9b8342f1bddda88f8afc01e\"  class=\"bg-white flexi-block fifty-fifty-img-txt-block  \">\n\t<div class=\"container relative z-10 flex flex-wrap justify-center pb-0 mx-auto pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 \">\n        <div class=\"flex flex-wrap w-full justify-center lg:justify-between items-center    \">\n\n            \n                <div class=\"w-full load-hidden image-wrapper lg:w-1\/2 md:max-w-[500px] lg:max-w-none  xl:pr-3.9\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/0391-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"w-full rounded-2.5xl\" alt=\"\" style=\"opacity: 1\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/0391-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/0391-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/0391-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/0391-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/0391-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/0391-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/0391.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>                <\/div>\n\n            \n            \n                <div class=\"w-full self-center lg:w-1\/2 md:max-w-[500px] lg:max-w-none lg:pl-20 2xl:pl-45 pt-12 lg:pt-0 load-hidden content-wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"w-full first-mt-0 last-mb-0 \">\n                        <h2 class=\"h3  text-left  \">Initial investment of going green<\/h2>\n<p>The biggest impact on your wallet will probably come from the initial investment of adding renewable energy sources to your property.<\/p>\n<p>On average, adding\u00a0solar panels\u00a0to your roof will\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmatch.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/08\/what-is-the-installation-cost-for-solar-panels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cost around \u20ac4,000 \u2013 \u20ac6,000<\/a>. To install wind turbines, the average\u00a0cost will be around \u20ac3,000 for a 1kW micro wind system\u00a0or \u20ac9,000-\u20ac19,000 for a 2.5kW pole-mounted system.<br \/>\n<b><br \/>\nHowever, this is an investment<\/b>. In the long run, installing these features will not only pay for themselves in terms of savings on bills, it will also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theecoexperts.co.uk\/solar-panels\/house-value\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">add value to your home<\/a>.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"block-fifty-fifty-img-txt-block_9451450b59452a5886685452a5271c87\"  class=\"bg-white flexi-block fifty-fifty-img-txt-block  \">\n\t<div class=\"container relative z-10 flex flex-wrap justify-center pb-0 mx-auto pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 \">\n        <div class=\"flex flex-wrap w-full justify-center lg:justify-between items-center    lg:flex-row-reverse\">\n\n            \n                <div class=\"w-full load-hidden image-wrapper lg:w-1\/2 md:max-w-[500px] lg:max-w-none  xl:pl-3.9\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/0073-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"w-full rounded-2.5xl\" alt=\"\" style=\"opacity: 1\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/0073-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/0073-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/0073-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/0073-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/0073-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/0073-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/0073.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>                <\/div>\n\n            \n            \n                <div class=\"w-full self-center lg:w-1\/2 md:max-w-[500px] lg:max-w-none lg:pr-20 2xl:pr-45 pt-12 lg:pb-0 load-hidden content-wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"w-full first-mt-0 last-mb-0 \">\n                        <h3 class=\"h3  text-left  \">Self-consumption of energy<\/h3>\n<p>Installing a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/myenergi.com\/ie\/news\/how-renewable-energy-self-consumption-can-help-you-in-winter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">self consumption system<\/a>\u00a0after installing a renewable energy source will see your energy bills dramatically drop.<\/p>\n<p>Devices such as our innovative\u00a0eddi\u00a0divert surplus power from your renewable energy sources back into your house, therefore avoiding any excess being exported back to the grid and wasted.\u00a0Properties used to earn money from the surplus energy they created after it got put into the grid but\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneysavingexpert.com\/utilities\/free-solar-panels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this incentive ended on March 31st 2019<\/a>. This means that using a system like this is the best way to efficiently make the most of the power generated.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id='block-simple-content-block_95144163e2d7279ab51464ff4b03b4fe'  class='flexi-block simple-content-block pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-12 md:pb-20 lg:pb-32 '>\n\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto wide-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"content-inner bg-white rounded-2.5xl \">\n\n            <div class=\"mx-auto first-mt-0 last-mb-0 max-w-[90%] xl:max-w-[990px]  \">\n\n                <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><h3 class=\"h3  text-center  \">Alternatives to investing in renewable energy sources<\/h3><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you are not quite ready to invest in a renewable energy source yet, there are alternative ways to go green.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">There are many energy providers that produce power from green energy sources; some of them even let you choose which source you would like your power from!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Are renewable energy providers expensive? Not necessarily. Generally, these companies are smaller than the Big Six, who have been criticised for overcharging customers and constantly putting their prices up. Some of these smaller green companies drop their prices as an incentive for customers to switch to them.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id='block-fifty-fifty-img-txt-full-width-block_eb0c074f91cb97031c9bb4b029053a4f'  class='bg-greylight flexi-block fifty-fifty-img-txt-full-width-block pt-12 md:pt-20 lg:pt-32 pb-12 md:pb-20 lg:pb-32'>\n\t<div class=\"relative z-10 flex flex-wrap w-full max-w-3xl m-auto  flex-col-reverse lg:flex-row-reverse image-right\">\n\n        \n            <div class=\"w-full pt-20 img-wrapper lg:w-1\/2 image-left lg:pt-0 \">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"955\" height=\"955\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/zappi-product-featured.png\" class=\"w-full h-full load-hidden block object-cover \" alt=\"\" style=\"opacity: 1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/zappi-product-featured.png 955w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/zappi-product-featured-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/zappi-product-featured-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/zappi-product-featured-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/zappi-product-featured-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/zappi-product-featured-250x250.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 955px) 100vw, 955px\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n\n        \n        \n            <div class=\"container flex items-center justify-center mx-auto lg:w-1\/2 pt-20 lg:py-30 2xl:py-75\">\n                <div class=\"w-full lg:max-w-[27rem] xl:max-w-md first-mt-0 px-2.5 lg:px-0 last-mb-0 content-wrapper load-hidden\">\n                    <h4 class=\"h3  text-left  \">Other Ways of Going Green<\/h4>\n<p>Going green means more than just being careful with electricity. If you really want to reduce your carbon footprint, this will involve a lifestyle change. Try to be mindful of other environmental issues.<\/p>\n<p>You can take small steps like being more strict with recycling and boycotting single-use plastics to reduce unnecessary waste going into landfills.<\/p>\n<p>Other simple changes you can make include washing clothes at a colder temperature or purchasing a compost bin for your food excess and using that to create your own herb garden. Easy lifestyle alterations such as this will help you become more self sufficient and save money!<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about how you can reduce your carbon footprint.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n        \n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div id='block-columns-block_abe8498a8960d1f96c906cb918f2aa00'  class='bg-white flexi-block columns-block pt-12 md:pt-20 lg:pt-32 pb-12 md:pb-20 lg:pb-32 columns overflow-x-hidden'>\n\t\t<div class=\"container relative z-10 mx-auto max-w-8xl\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-7.5 lg:grid-cols-2 \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full w-full load-hidden flex flex-wrap flex-col column column-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full first-mt-0 last-mb-0 grow content-wrapper relative sm:px-10 pb-7 xl:pl-20 xl:pr-32 lg:py-16 pt-9 pb-8 md:pb-[62px] lg:pt-14 md:pt-16 sm:bg-grey-19 rounded-b-2.5xl !rounded-2.5xl \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h3  text-left  \">Reducing energy usage<\/h4>\n<p>Going green isn\u2019t just about where you source your energy from, it\u2019s also about how you use your energy.<\/p>\n<p>You can save money and greatly reduce your bills by being more efficient. This can mean switching to LED light bulbs, purchasing energy efficient appliances and turning off unused electronics.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full w-full load-hidden flex flex-wrap flex-col column column-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full first-mt-0 last-mb-0 grow content-wrapper relative sm:px-10 pb-7 xl:pl-20 xl:pr-32 lg:py-16 pt-9 pb-8 md:pb-[62px] lg:pt-14 md:pt-16 sm:bg-grey-19 rounded-b-2.5xl !rounded-2.5xl \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h3  text-left  \">More than just money<\/h4>\n<p>While going green doesn\u2019t have to be a burden on your bank, it\u2019s important to remember that the benefits of going green are much larger than finances. A few simple choices and changes can significantly reduce our carbon footprint, global warming and damage to our precious planet.<\/p>\n<p>Going green doesn\u2019t have to be all about huge strides, baby steps are just as important. The key thing is that we\u2019re all moving in the right direction towards a brighter future for our planet.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","guides-category":[137,119],"class_list":["post-42416","guides","type-guides","status-publish","hentry","guides-category-renewable-energy-guides","guides-category-industry-made-easy"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guides\/42416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guides"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/guides"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guides\/42416\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47230,"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guides\/42416\/revisions\/47230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"guides-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guides-category?post=42416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}