Your home’s fridge freezer accounts for up to 13% of your energy bill, and with appliances over 10 years old generally deemed inefficient they could be costing more than £138 each year to run! (Based on 2022 average energy prices). However, an efficient appliance could only cost £41*.
Most homes in the UK use their dishwasher once a day. Older dishwasher models use more water and so more energy in pumping and heating water. Choosing an energy efficient model, with an eco-wash option can cut energy costs by half.
UK households use washing machines on average 4 times a week. An inefficient machine uses more power and water than really needed. An efficient model can reduce energy use by up to 65%, with flexibility to choose cycle lengths and adjust loads to use the right amount of energy and water.
Based on average usage households could be spending nearly £200 of their annual energy bill running a tumble dryer! Simple tips like using dryer eggs to reduce drying time and investing in an energy efficient model will help reduce this.
The most energy efficient are heat pump tumble dryers, that recycle hot air that normally gets lost during the drying process and use it to keep drying your clothes. They are much kinder to the environment than standard tumble dryers, and it help to reduce your monthly energy bills too.
Did you know? Collectively we waste around 2.5 billion tonnes of food per year…this equates to around 8-10% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Choosing to make the most of your leftovers, whether it be for soups, smoothies, sauces, or something else, will not only save you money but also reduce your carbon emissions.
Is using your oven always best? Well on average an air fryer uses around 50% less energy than a 3KW oven, and a slow cooker uses on average 20% less. Not only are there money savings to be had, slow cookers are also perfect for cheaper cuts of meat and batch cooking.
