Carry out some changes, such as raising or lowering the temperature, changing the way the dishwasher is used or using LED bulbs, can help save money. Now, to what extent does it really influence? The best thing is to compare and see if those changes you have made are really helping you to spend less.
Check the same month of the previous year
Maybe you raise the temperature of the air conditioning a few degrees in summer, you also raise the temperature of the freezer so that it spends less and you decide to start using the Eco program in the dishwasher. You want to see if you are spending less and what you do is compare what you have spent a month, with the one immediately before and maybe the next 2 or 3. What happen? Those months can be very different.
A clear example is if you compare September with August. Perhaps in August you used the air conditioning a lot more, since it is more common for it to be hotter, so consumption may be much higher. On the other hand, in September, as it is a month with milder temperatures, it is very likely that you will use less electricity. The same happens if you compare a month that has been colder, with a previous one with a better temperature.
Besides, habits change too from one month to the next. There are months in which we are more at home, others we spend more time traveling or out with friends. For all this, comparing between different months is not usually the best way to see if we are spending more or less electricity at home.
The best happens by review the same period of the previous year. That is, if for example you have made changes to save on the electricity bill in April, compare that consumption with April of the previous year. What’s more, the ideal is to compare at least two months together and thus verify if all these adjustments are really being reflected in the invoice.
all changes add up
There are many settings What can you do to save on your electricity bill? There are some that can save you a lot more, while others will barely be noticeable. What you should keep in mind is that all changes add up. Small details that you can change, such as simply turning off the TV and not leaving it on Stand By, will add something to the total.
For example, him phantom consumption It can represent over 10% of the total cost of the invoice. Simply with that you can already have significant savings, even if they are several things that separately do not contribute much. Disconnecting chargers, the TV, turning off electrical appliances completely… All of that helps.
You may also notice a saving greater if you start to use the appliances with the highest consumption better, such as air conditioning, a stove, the dishwasher… For example, one degree more or less in the air conditioning can mean saving or consuming 7% of electricity. Using the Eco mode in household appliances, in some cases it can reach 40% savings.
In short, as you can see, it is important that you compare electricity consumption well. Do it in the same period of the previous year and not one or several months before. That will give you more real results and you will be able to see if the changes you have made really have an effect.
