What does it mean?
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Less is more
The lower the hourly rate of consumption, the less it will cost and the
more you can save.
It is typical of a medium sized house to use around 250Wh or 4p per
hour of electricity - so see how low you can get the speedometer.
1 Watt of electricity running 24 hours a day costs around £1.30 a year.
At bed time, if your energy display is reading 200W, this is costing
you appropriately £280 a year. If you could reduce it by 50W, you
would save over £65.
The gas ame should be off when your boiler and cooker have not
been used for 30 minutes.
How can I use less?
Look for appliances around the home that are not always being
used and can be switched off.
Often it’s items such as a games console, sound system or even a
clock radio in the spare room. Experiment with switching appliances
off and see what affect that has on the speedometer.
Other ways to save include having less water in the kettle (only boil
what you intend to use), lowering the temperature on the washing
machine or raising the temperature of the freezer (-18C is cold enough).
What is normal?
Don’t worry if now and again the usage is high - this can be normal.
The image below shows where the electricity speedometer will
typically be when using certain appliances. *
*Depending on your smart meter, the maximum rate of consumption
the dial can show can be adjusted. See 'Advanced' on page 26
Evening time
Boiling a kettle
Typical ‘base load’
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