Which Devices Use The Most Electricity?
Have you recently gotten your electricity bill and were surprised by how expensive it seems to suddenly be? What gives?! Perhaps you need to become more mindful of the utilities you use most often in your homes and how you use them.
Unfortunately, there are things we as a society have adapted into our daily lives that would be much more difficult to get rid of than it would be worth.
Luckily, the pros at Axiom Power are here to help you learn what to look out for to prevent you from paying these never-ending energy costs.
Nearly Everything Uses Power
In a modern home, nearly everything you come into contact with uses electricity. Even though some items use more than others, it all adds up! Something as small as your choice of light bulbs can make a big difference in the overall electrical efficiency of your home. The following devices, however, make the biggest impact on your overall usage and your monthly bill!
Cooling & Heating
Your home’s cooling and heating system uses up by far the most energy in your home.
On average, your cooling and heating system takes up nearly half of your total electricity cost!
Coming in and out of your home during both the winter and summer months can make it difficult for your home’s temperature to be regulated and triggers your HVAC system to turn on.
Read More > Can a Ceiling Fan Really Save You Money?
Water Heater
The next runner-up for what’s draining your bank account is your water heater. You use your water heater for more than you might realize.
Running your dishwasher
Running the sink
Taking a shower
Giving your family fido a bath
Washing that final load of towels
Just think of any time you might have needed to run warm water in your home. It’s probably multiple times a day on average. And your water heater is working every time you use it.
Washer & Dryer
As we lightly mentioned already, your washer and dryer already can end up using your water heater, now add on the simple fact you are running the washer and dryer, you’re looking at nearly $150 being spent annually to wash your laundry.
Of course, we can’t avoid our laundry as much as we all would love to. So, not using them just isn’t an option.
Lights
There’s lighting throughout the entirety of your home. You may even have a light in the closet that you might have forgotten to switch off until you decide to open it up again. Many families utilize their lights throughout the day and night while at home. It’s often easy to forget a light is on in the other room or while you’re away from home.
The impact that your lighting has on your home’s energy usage is also dependent on the types of bulbs you have installed. Especially if you leave lights on often, switching to LED bulbs can make a BIG difference on your bill.
In an average home, if every light is left on 24/7, switching to LED bulbs could save over $5 a day on electricity.
Though lights don’t typically add up to much of your energy costs, they are the easiest thing to leave on, slowly adding to your bill.
Refrigerator
Your home’s refrigerator uses about 162 kWh per month which adds up to just under $100 per year. Luckily there are a few ways you can prevent your fridge from using more energy than it needs to.
Including:
Ensuring you are not overpacking your refrigerator
Consistently cleaning out the underneath and surrounding area of your fridge
Keeping your fridge organized so everything is easy to reach
High Powered / Gaming PC
If you or a family member run a high-powered gaming PC, it likely uses up much more power than you realize. An average family PC that doesn’t use as much energy, costs roughly $28 a year whereas a gaming PC can rack up a lot more of a cost depending on how much it is in use.
It is best to only utilize “sleep mode” if you are taking a short break away from your computer and shutting the computer down if it is going to be a while longer.
Otherwise, for your energy bill and the life of your PC, it’s best to develop a habit of powering off your PC entirely when not in use.
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