Cooking with microwave, heating degree lower and driving a maximum of 100 km/h: this is how the government wants us to save energy

A tip that is not given, but which can also be interesting, is to replace old light bulbs with LED lamps.

Another simple tip that is strangely not mentioned is to watch sleep or sleep consumption: it is the name for the consumption of devices in standby mode. Many electrical appliances therefore continue to consume energy, even if you are not actively using them.

In a typical family, these are the biggest causes of sleep consumption:

• Computer with all its peripherals (printer, screen…): costs you up to 120 euros per year in sleep consumption
• TV with digicorder: 60 euros per year
• Coffee machine: 20 euros per year
• Hi-Fi installation: 20 euros per year
• Oven/microwave with digital clock: 15 euros per year

If you add all this together, you come at an amount of 235 euros, our editors calculated last month† So you can save a lot of euros by switching off these sneaky devices completely.

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