Do you tremble every time your electricity bill arrives? At home, you could be consuming a lot of electricity without realizing it. And it is that there are many devices that silently use electricity in large quantities and that impact in your pocket.
The Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) shares relevant information for its users so that they can reduce your consumption and save money.
The CFE suggests “making the best possible use of natural energy, keeping our windows with good lighting and working on an interior architecture that allows the circulation of light.”
Appliances that consume the most energy in your home
The fridge
TV
Washer
Ceramic hob or electric cooker
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Computers
Drying machine
Tips for saving energy at home
As for the the fridge es the one who consumes the most because it has to be on all the time, if you have an old refrigerator, you can think about getting a new one, one of those with integrated energy saving. Old refrigerators are high consumers of electrical energy and if you already have it or you cannot change the refrigerator yet, then save with habits such as not putting hot foods in to coolbecause they consume more. Don’t leave the fridge near the stove either.because it consumes more energy, checks the state of the tires and don’t open it so much.
The television is another inveterate energy consumer, if you have the old televisionsthose big ones, these are tall energy consumersIf you can, change it for a saver one, like the current ones, with a flat screen, thin. When you don’t use it turn it offdon’t keep a television talking alone in an empty bedroom. When you are not going to use it anymore, unplug it, you can keep a schedule for the use of the television, in this way it does not consume as much electricity and if you have children, try to let them watch certain hours and play or do crafts. You will do more work than just letting them entertain themselves with the television.
The washing machine consumes approximately 8% of the household electrical energy. Get organized so that consumption is responsible, place only full loads to wash and not small loads, because you will wash many times you will consume more energy and more water, which will increase the water and electricity bill. You may cold wash instead of putting on hot water, because this will cause you to consume more electricity. Usually just washed to remove grime and odors, you don’t need to use hot water all the time. It is always better to use gas stoves because these are more energy-saving and gas is cheaper. But the best thing to do when you have to use an electric cooker is to manage consumption, that is, to If you can do things in the same pot, do it.If you want to soften foods like grains, you have a pressure cooker. Pressure cookers soften food in a while, but if you put it in a traditional pot, it could take hours to soften a grain and it is more energy consumption. Prepare food with pots covered so that they are faster. As soon as electric oventhis consumes a lot of energy, although it is not a device that is used daily, on the days that you do not use it keep it unplugged, as well as all the appliances inside the home, such as iron, dryer and cell phone chargers. Dishwasher, oven, microwave, are devices that consume little, but they can also be unplug and plug only when in use. Since you know then the devices that consume the most energy, you have to take into account that you have to implement savings at home.
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Every time you go to buy a device you are placing one more consumer at home, it depends on you if this consumption will be reflected on the bill or not. When you do it responsibly, this consumption is not reflected and the savings you notice is significant. When you buy gadgets, get the kind that have the eco label that are certified in energy saving. take the habit of unplug what you don’t useto use them responsibly and to keep only the bulbs that you are going to use on.
Percentages of electrical consumption according to the devices
The fridge takes the crown in power consumption, consuming a 30% of monthly energy.
The televisiondepending on use, can consume up to a 12% electrical energy.
The washing-machine is a large consumer and represents little more than 11% of electricity consumption.
The computer consumes 7.4% of electrical energy and this depends on the time of use that is connected.
The dryerfor its part, has a consumption of 3.3% energy in the home.
Homes are the largest consumers of energy, so you have to work to maintain energy savings and this is achieved by being more responsible in the use of electrical appliances.
Simple habits make a difference, not only in saving money, with the payment of bills, but also in supporting the environment.
One of the great pollutants is electrical energy, even if renewable energies are used, each one of them leaves its mark on the environment, even if it is a trifle compared to fossil energy.
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