Following on from the previous post and looking at my potential next domestic fuel bill in light of the recent cold snap, I had some time to look into some online Electricity Running Costs Calculators. Are they accurate, do they really tell you what’s going on?
About three years ago I purchased a wireless Electricity consumption indicator – you basically wrap the sensor around your incoming power lines and the meter picks up the signal and displays it in pence per hour or Kilowatts.
It’s the last thing I look at before I go up to bed and really does make you focus on what might be running that should not be. When I get up in the morning, with the Fridge, Freezer, House Alarm, two bedside clocks running overnight and the morning start-up of the central heating pump it averages about 2.5 pence per hour overnight.
Of course there is that heart stopping moment you get when Sunday lunch is on the go, it’s been raining for a few days and the tumble dryer just has to go on and a few other appliances are running when the reading peaks at over £1.00 per hour!!! But on average it does make me think more about the energy running cost of the house.
But what about if you want to calculate what a single electrical appliance uses, here’s a few online calculators that I found that seem to work quite well.
Happy energy saving.
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