Energy Efficiency in the Home

Hot Water

Hot water is the most energy hungry energy service in the typical home and is responsible for 39% of your monthly electricity bill. Here’s how you can start to optimise the savings.

Refrigeration & Cooking

The easiest way to save electricity in the kitchen is to use specialised appliances for the appropriate tasks. So, for example, always make toast in a toaster instead of using the oven.

Laundry

Appliances in the laundry room can cost you dear. Simply reducing the time that your tumble dryer runs, will keep money in your pocket.

Space Heating & Cooling

During the colder months, your heating is going to step up as a power guzzler in your home. Eskom asked an energy efficiency expert to calculate the energy and the costs involved in heating an average-size room to 18°C and keeping the temperature constant for one month.

The study showed that the cost of heating the room from 11°C to 18°C was significantly more than maintaining a constant temperature.