Five ‘energy-draining’ household appliances and how much they add to your bill every day
13.08.2022 - 20:15
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The cap on energy bills could top an unprecedented £5,000 next year, according to the bleakest forecast yet for struggling households. Experts said that at Wednesday’s energy prices they expect that regulator Ofgem could be forced to set the cap at £5,038 per year for the average household in the three months beginning next April.
It is more than £200 higher than previous forecasts, which were already grim, and heaps extra pressure on households across the UK. Auxilione, an energy consultancy, also predicted that bills would reach £4,467 in January.
This forecast is likely to worry energy users more than April’s higher number, as households use more gas during the winter months. As it stands, the nightmare scenario would mean that an average household will spend £571 on energy in the month of January.
The price cap on energy bills is calculated based on average household use. If you use less energy, then your bills will be lower.
For millions of households across the country, the final few weeks of summer before the temperature starts to drop offer the last chance to make real changes to energy habits around the home that could help cut costs come the October price cap.
To help people get started thinking more about how they use their appliances, especially white goods, energy experts at Radiators Online shared the most energy-intensive appliances and how expensive they are to run with Mirror Online.
Radiators Online experts said: “Your HVAC [Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning] system is the biggest consumer of energy in your home.
“Most HVAC systems run 24 hours a day; therefore, depending on the efficiency of your unit, on average, it may use 72kWh in a day, costing you a staggering £4,967.65 a year and £13.61