Despite the existence of a lot of technology, most Portuguese people do not know how much energy each household appliance consumes each month. To lower your bill, you need to reduce your energy consumption and today we will tell you which household appliance consumes the most energy.
Refrigerator accounts for between 20 and 30% of the electricity bill
The answer may vary from scenario to scenario, but typically the appliance that consumes the most energy is the refrigerator. According to some information, the refrigerator represents between 20 and 30% of the electricity bill.
If you are buying a refrigerator, choose one labeled A, which is the most efficient, and G, the least (on a scale of A to G).
One washing machinecompletely full, may have a total weight invoice in the order of 12%.
The television is also one of the appliances that consumes the most energy. Depending on its use, television could represent up to 11% of your energy bill. If you are going to buy a TV, invest in LED technology, as they consume 25% less than LCDs and up to 40% less than LCDs. plasma TVs. Dimming the brightness can also help you save a few bucks.
Regarding a computerestes they may have a consumption of 20W per hour and in use a consumption of 80W per hour. All things considered, if the computer is turned on for 8 hours a day, it will consume 640W per day when in use, plus 320W of silent consumption, which is equivalent to 960W per day, without considering other types of additional equipment, such as an external screen.
Source: pplware.sapo.pt
