How Green is Your Machine?

HOW GREEN IS YOUR MACHINE? APPLIANCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION: THEFACTS Electricity consumption in UK households has sky rocketed in the last 40 years, obviously due to the increasing number of household appliances that have entered the consumer market over that period. However, since 1990, improvements have been made. WASTED ENERGY ENERGY SAVED 24% On average UK households spend between £45 - £80 a year powering appli that are not in use.. like microwave clock displays Energy consumption in cooking appliances has been reduced from 4.9 million Kilowatt hours per year to 3.7 million Kilowatt hours per year since 1990 ces WHATTOLOOK OUT FOR: Electricity consumption by appliance (broad type) 'A' energy rating means the machine is the most effcient of all 6,000 5,000 ECO kettles can use 20% less energy than standard kettles E 4,000 Cold 3,000 Wet Gas tumble driers are one of the most environmenta Ily friendly types of drier to run Cooking 2,000 1,000 Energy efficient washing machines save you money on electricity AND water 1990 COOKING KILOWATTS CONSUMED 228,000 KILOWATTS CONSUMED While the number of appliances in households has increased, improvements have been made in their efficiency, most notably with the electric oven. 2012 174,000 KILOWATTS CONSUMED TOTAL SAVING OF £15,120 bazed on the average of 28p PKW) 17.5 MILLION! Demonstrates the vast improvements that have been made in energy efficiency in this sector NUMBER OF ELECTRICOVENS 11.8 MILLION! REFRIDGERATORS IN UK HOUSEHOLDS REDUCED FROM 11.5 MILLION TO 10.1MILLION SINCE 1990, BUT. COLD By 38% Since 1990, energy consumption in cold appliances has significantly reduced producing over 1 million kilowatt hours less per year! The kilowatts produced by Refridgerators dropped from Average energy consumption of new cold appliances, UK (1990 to 2012) 628,000 IN 1990 120 100 TO 80 60 40 316,000 IN 2012 20 1990 1995 2000 2005 2012 ..now thats impressive! -Chest Freezer -Fridge-freezer Refrigerator -Upright Freezen The total cold TOP TIP FOR SAVING ENERGY appliance energy consumption has fallen by Cold appliances operate more efficiently the more they have inside them. This is because keeping air cold uses more energy than refrigerating food. 55% since 1990 360% increase in the number of dishwashers in UK households since 1990 Washing machine energy consumption has reduced from 295,000 to 202,000 Kilowatt hours per year since 1990 39% DECREASE WET Average energy consumption of new wet appliances, UK (1990 to 2012) 140 120 100 300,000 KILOWATT HOURS WERE PRODUCED M. 80 THROUGHTHE USE OF DISHWASHERS IN2012-DOWN 38% SINCE 1990 60 40 20 1990 1995 2000 2005 2012 -Washing Machine Washer-dryer Dishwasher Source: DECC, ECUK Table 3.15 TOP TIP TOUSE A DISHWASHER EFFICIENTLY SAVEDFOR CONSUMERS ONWETAPPLIANCES SINCE 1990 Don't rinse dishes before loading, and you'll save 55,000 gallons of water over the life of the appliance £13,020 BROUGHT TO YOUBY (BASEDON THE AVERAGE OF 14PPKW) RDO the kitchen appliance specialists wWW.RDO.CO.UK SOURCES: WWW.GOV.UK, WWW.ENERGY NEIGH BOURHOODS.EU, WWW.E NERGYSAVINGTAUST.ORG.UK, WWW.LOWES.COM Fridge reezers have increased Index: 1990 = 100 Kilowatts per hour 2661 8661 666 2002 E007 2004 So0z 9002 8002