Experts reveal exact cost of Christmas cooking, heating and celebrating for 3 days

17.12.2022 - 16:39 / dailyrecord.co.uk

Energy experts have estimated how much it'll cost you to celebrate Christmas over the course of three days.

With the cost of living crisis already putting pressure on families, many will be concerned about how much their energy bill will climb over the festive period.

The prices of food, fuel and electricity have all soared in recent months, with people eager to save any money they can and keep track of where their money is going.

Thankfully, energy specialists at Bionic have calculated the average cost of appliances you're likely to use at Christmas and how they will affect your bills.

Wales Online reports that they have also came up with some helpful tips on keeping costs down during what is already a very expensive time of year.

Here's everything that they found, which will hopefully help people to save money this Christmas.

When preparing a Christmas feast, it may feel as though the oven is constantly being used and adding to your energy bill.

A typical electric oven uses about 3,000W of power which means it currently costs about £1.02 an hour to run. If the oven is on for three hours when cooking a Christmas roast, the cost will be £3.06. A typical electric hob uses 2,000W of power so will cost 68p per hour.

The average dishwasher uses between 1.2-1.5 kWh per load but this can vary depending on the running cost of your specific model, the cycle you use and your current energy tariff.

Your dishwasher’s kWh will be printed either on the energy rating label or in the manual. If your dishwasher runs on 1.5 kWh for a 1 hour cycle and your energy costs 34p per KwH (the average under the price cap) the calculation will be: 1.5 x 34 = 51p for 1 load.

How to save money

Make sure to only run your dishwasher on a full load to be cost