Finding a way to save energy at home is always good so that the electricity bill is as low as possible, isn't it? However not all world knows which are the appliances that spend the most electricity at home, so let them consume energy as they wish. Did you see how important it is to know how to identify them? Take a look at our list.
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How to find out energy consumption
The seal of the National Electric Energy Conservation Program (Procel) has been mandatory for years, so it needs to be present in all electrical appliances, since it will indicate the amount of electricity consumed per each one.
In addition, it displays indicators from A to E to represent the consumption levels of each appliance, for example. The former is the most efficient and consumes less while the latter is just the opposite. The website also provides additional information about the product. For example:
- The brand and model of the electronics;
- Energy consumption (kWh/month);
- Power consumption in mode stand by (off but still plugged in);
- Other technical specifications.
Higher consumption with these electrical appliances
- Stove and electric oven;
- Electric shower and faucet;
- Clothes dryer;
- Dishwasher;
- Microwave oven;
- Air conditioning;
- Vacuum Cleaner;
- Washing machine;
- Iron.
Lower consumption with these electrical appliances
- Led lamps;
- Blender;
- Notebook;
- Television.
Curiosity: the appliances in stand by consume electricity.
Did you know that your devices, even when turned off but plugged in, still consume energy? So it is! It can often be even greater than with the machines in use. It just depends on which one we're talking about.
For example: a stereo that you don't use all the time is consuming energy even if it's turned off. At the end of the month, even if it consumes less energy, the sum of the expenditure in this condition is greater than the sum of the expenditure while turned on, as the time is much longer.
The most surprising thing is to know that all the home appliancesin this condition together they can represent up to 12% of the total energy consumption of your home. For that reason, avoid leaving them plugged in whenever possible.