Save money on your electricity bill every day with these tips

Lower the power if possible

The first thing you should look at your electricity bill is if you have the correct contracted power. If you have too much contracted power and you are not using it, you are directly throwing money away. For each additional kW of power that we have contracted, we will be paying about 35 euros more per year, so adjust this power to your consumption as much as possible to save a lot of money month after month (invoicing is monthly).

you should know that you can lower the power without the ICP skipping (Power Control Switch) of the electricity meter, because they all have a tolerance, so if you go over the contracted power a little, you can have a few seconds and even many minutes without the ICP skipping. The most important thing is to plan which appliances we have running simultaneously.

Tricks and habits to save daily

If you want to save on electricity consumption month after month, you should lower the kWh you consume by carrying out certain tasks and recommendations. Appliances are the ones that consume the most in a home, although they also consume a lot of the computer if you are teleworking every day. In the latter case, if you telecommute you will consume more light but you will save on travel and time to the workplace.

Use of electrical appliances

Depending on the appliance in question, we can perform a series of tricks to try to save as much as possible:

• Fridge: If your refrigerator is relatively new, it will have a good energy rating. They all have a echo mode both in the refrigerator and also in the freezer part. This eco mode makes the temperature a few degrees higher, but we will also save kWh throughout the month. Another recommendation is that open the fridge and freezer for a few seconds, so that the heat of the house does not enter. Before opening it, think about what you should take. If you move the refrigerator away from the wall, you contribute to its good cooling, which will make the compressor consume a little less energy.

• Oven: to save money, it would be advisable to put the food with the shortest possible “preheating” time to take advantage of the heat from the beginning. Of course, do not open the door several times to see how the food is going, that can be seen perfectly from the glass. Another recommendation is that 5 minutes before you are going to take out the food, you can turn off the oven and the food will finish cooking with the residual heat that remains. Finally, and whenever possible, use the microwave to heat food instead of the oven, because it consumes much less energy.
• Microwave: don’t stop and start the microwave to see how the food is going, you can see it from the window. You could also take the opportunity to heat several things simultaneously, completely filling the capacity of the microwave and not having to use it any longer. If you do the latter, it is important that you distribute it correctly to avoid some foods being cold and others very hot.
• Dishwasher: use the “Eco” programs, they consume less energy even if they last longer.
• Washing machine: use cold wash programs, what consumes the most is the resistance to heat the water and wash clothes with hot water. They also usually have “Eco” programs to optimize energy and water consumption.

Beware of ghost consumption

The phantom consumption is the one that the devices have when they are on standby, this means several kWh at the end of the month that we could save by lowering the circuit breakers in our house (except the refrigerator), in this way, you will be able to save because even if it consumes very little, the sum of few consumptions make enough consumption throughout an entire month.

As you can see, there are some tricks that we can carry out without any problem, and we will save a few euros at the end of the month.