Instragram star Miss Mummypenny is leading a campaign to encourage families to save big on energy bills by taking a few simple steps from numberblocks nine and ten love Watch Video

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Turning off the lights and using an air fryer voted the top energy-saving actions to lower bills in new poll<br/> <br/>Turning lights off in a room no one’s using (29%), using an air fryer rather than the oven (26%), and washing clothes at a lower temperature (25%) top the list of things smart meter owners think have saved them the most money on energy bills<br/>Turning plugs and devices off rather than leaving them on standby (17%), not leaving devices charging overnight (14%), and only boiling the water you need in the kettle (12%) are judged by people to save the least money<br/>Almost six in ten people (59%) with a smart meter say their understanding of their energy use and costs have improved since the start of the energy crisis, with nine in ten (90%) finding their in-home display useful<br/>Almost nine in ten (87%) smart meter owners are carrying out more actions to save energy now than they were in 2021<br/>Plus: the top 10 energy saving actions that people carry out more regularly since the start of the energy crisis<br/>Plus: personal finance expert Mrs Mummypenny shares her top energy-saving advice<br/> <br/>Energy conscious smart meter owners say turning lights off in a room no one’s using (29%) is the energy-saving action they believe has saved them the most money since the start of the energy crisis in 2021.<br/> <br/>A survey of smart meter owners, carried out by Censuswide on behalf of Smart Energy GB, found other top ways people think they have saved money on their bills include using air fryers instead of the oven (26%), and washing clothes at a lower temperature (25%).<br/> <br/>On the other hand, energy-saving behaviours such as turning off plugs and devices rather than leaving them on standby (17%), not leaving devices charging overnight (14%), and only boiling the water you need in the kettle (12%) were voted as having less impact, saving people less money.<br/> <br/>