BP investors can recoup loss via energy management or solar glass system

If you hold any form of investments, then you will have been adversely affected by the BP oil spill fiasco. Shares in the company have plunged on the news that America has demanded $20bn to pay for the clean-up. This affects almost everyone in Britain with equity investments. Equity income funds – some of the most popular funds in the UK – tend to hold BP shares because the company is such a good dividend payer. Added to the crisis having a negative effect on already high oil prices, which will soon be reflected in your home energy bills, and you need to make up for this fast.

One way you can do this is by knocking 25% to 30% off your heating bills by installing a Building Energy Management System. Under this method a simple computerised controller attached to your boiler and central heating set-up continually calculates how to switch on your boiler earlier and switch it off later. It is suitable for all types of fuel, whether oil or gas.

Another way is to put up an evacuated glass tube solar unit, which enables you to source free of charge about 60 per cent of your home’s hot water heating through solar radiation. Combined with the Energy Management System, savings from your bills will be immense.