Making Cents: Keeping tabs on the cost of home heating in winter

The extra hour in bed was appreciated on Sunday morning but it also meant the start of the long winter nights, writes Gráinne McGuinness

According to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) home heating typically accounts for about two thirds of annual household energy bills, with most of that cost coming in the next few months.

But despite it being a major drain on our finances, many of us repeat simple mistakes that drive those bills up.