Although saving electricity become a daily life routine, knowing what consumed the most of our electricity will be a life change!
- The heating and cooling system
Although being a lifesaver our heater or air-conditioner is considered one of the most electricity consumers. When used they can take up to ~40% of our electricity.
- Kettle
Although small appliances, the kettle always makes sure to use a lot of our electricity.
It’s always advisable to boil only the quantity of water, you would like to use.
- Refrigerator
The refrigerator seems to not use a lot of power but because it’s always on, it’s considered to use a lot of electricity. On average around 10 % of our electricity usage.
- Lighting
In the past few years, we have noticed progress in the lighting sector.
From using the CFLs and incandescent bulbs to LEDs.
LED lights help us to save more energy.
Make sure to change all your old CFLs and bulb lights to LEDs lights.
- Electric oven
An electric oven takes about ~4% of your electricity usage. When possible, use the microwave for less consumption.
- Microwave
Although small, the microwave consumes enough of your energy bill.
- Dishwasher
On average, a good dishwasher uses 1.3 kWh, which can significantly impact your electricity bill at the end of the month
- Washing Machine
Yes! Your washing machine also forms part of the top 10!
Make you of it when needed.
- TV and cable box
Although considered to be energy efficient, your TV and cable box use an average of 2% of your electricity bills per day.
- Toaster
Toaster use up to 0,6 % of your electricity bill in about 1KW, so the more toasty you like your bread, the more expensive your electricity bill become.