Over the next autumn and winter months, the increase in energy prices will become increasingly powerful and difficult to sustain. For the uninitiated, it all started and got worse in conjunction with the recent conflicts that have occurred in Ukraine, which have led to a sensational stalemate and rise in energy costs, both electric and methane gas.
Fortunately, the governments of the European Union, such as for example the German and Italian ones, have certainly not left their hands, issuing various decrees which provide for example a bonus of 150 euros (deducted directly from the payment of monthly bills), as well as interesting tax breaks for anyone intending to buy a new latest generation appliance.
Despite this, however, more and more large families (and with several dependent children) risk reaching the poverty line, since it has become unsustainable to pay such exorbitant amounts for electricity and gas bills.
So let’s see some small tricks and useful tricks that we can implement in the course of daily life to save electricity and gas as much as possible, in order to pay lower bills at the end of the month. Let’s first review the appliances that consume the most, in order to limit their use during the day.
Let’s start first from conditionerwhich is one of the appliances that are used the most, especially during the most famous summer months such as July and August, when it is necessary to refresh the house. As far as the Italian territory is concerned, an estimated cost for consumption of around 120 euros per year.
Other consuming appliances
In second place we find the phonethat we all use to dry our hair. This appliance can take a heavy toll on the home economy, bringing in almost 2000 Watts, as well as emitting 25kg of carbon dioxide per year. We therefore try to limit its use as much as possible, both for economic reasons and for the environment itself.
Finally, third place is reserved for refrigeratorwhich by the very nature of the appliance must remain permanently switched on for the entire duration of the day, otherwise the food would not be well preserved.
In this case it is advisable to limit the temperature of the refrigerator itself, trying not to exceed it too much: in fact, doing so would consume much more electricity than necessary, also incurring the risk of leading to the formation of ice on the internal walls of the refrigerator. By maintaining an optimal temperature, however, we will have the opportunity to save on electricity bills.
