It is possible to identify which
of your household appliances consumes the most energy and where
the possible savings can be made through surveying how these
are used.
To undertake this survey, you need to download
the attached form which uses an Excel format.
For each of your appliances you need to input
the required information about their usage into the yellow cells.
In the red column you will then find the estimated consumption
for each of your appliances (per week?) and in the green column
an estimate of the possible savings using best available technology.
At the bottom of the red and green columns are
the total appliance consumption and the possible savings.
It is worth comparing your calculated consumption
with that shown on your electricity bill. If the amount is substantially
larger than calculated then one or more of your appliances is
much less efficient than assumed in the calculation. The only
way to identify such appliances is by visual inspection such
as a broken door seal or by using an electricity meter of the
type which can be inserted between the appliance plug and the
mains socket.
Energy savings can be achieved either by adopting
good practise with existing appliances
or selecting energy efficient models
when you buy a new appliance.