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8 KWh/day is very impressive. How did you get it that low?
by driverdan 7y ago
8 KWh/day is very impressive. How did you get it that low?
- z2 7y agoI guess it's all relative! I'm not home much of the day, live in a newish condo with LED lights, and heat and cooking use natural gas. 8 KWh feels like a lot to me as it's enough electricity to power an oven for several hours each day.
- thomaslkjeldsen 7y agoThe common advice (in Denmark) is to buy energy efficient electrical appliances. Fridges, washing machines, dishwashers, and led lights are labelled[1] so consumers can decide for themselves. School kids are taught (well, at least I was) small habits such as boiling just the amount of water that you need, cooking with the lid on, turning off the oven 5 minutes before the meal is done, etc. These energy saving habits are motivated by taxes on energy consumption. The average household in Denmark use 4.4kWh/day per person (1600kWh a year) and the current recommendation is to be aiming at 1000kWh/year[2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_energy_label https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_energy_label [2] https://sparenergi.dk/forbruger/el/dit-elforbrug https://sparenergi.dk/forbruger/el/dit-elforbrug (in Danish)
- benj111 7y agoIs it low? My last bill said I averaged 5kwh/day last month, my February bill averaged 7kwh/day. That's gas heating and hot water though.
- Symbiote 7y agoI have a smart meter in my apartment. A few weeks ago I was on holiday. Usage was 2.5kWh per day, about 100W, which is the fridge and a low power PC (NUC). Otherwise, it's 3-6kWh per day, and depends whether I did laundry and cooked or not. District heating and water.
- rsynnott 7y agoMine is 7kW a day; smallish house, LED lighting, gas heat and stove (though electric oven). I believe a good bit of that is the drier, tho.