Rise in energy market prices, proliferation of electronic devices, development of teleworking or even high summer heat… There are many reasons to be concerned about a significant increase in electricity bills in the coming months. Simple gestures can attenuate the door.
The increase in the price of regulated electricity tariffs has been contained by the government to 4%, at least until the end of 2022. But this stability is artificial since the Energy Regulation Commission (CRE) had estimated the real increase at around 35%, at the start of 2022. Some alternative operators have even exploded their customers’ bills in much higher proportions. A situation that could become a reality for everyone from February 2023 against a backdrop of shortages linked to the conflict in Ukraine. So to take good habits today, the Ecological Transition Agency (Ademe) delivers his advices to reduce consumption.
At home, make sure turn off electrical appliances that you are not using! According to Ademe, in a home there are 99 on average when the inhabitants imagine only 34. As a result, this consumption represents up to 15% of the annual electricity bill excluding heating and hot water, or around 100 euros.
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To simplify life, the state body advises multiply power strips to connect in the same place the TV, the box and the charger of the laptop computer or the trio coffee maker, kettle, household robots for example or to use a programmable socket to automate the switching on and off of your electrical appliances.
Modulate your water heater
Often described, off-peak hours contracts for the use of household appliances in particular can prove to be profitable in excess of 50% during off-peak hours. According to 60 million consumers, the majority of subscribers to these offers are around 40% off-peak usage and lose 50 euros annually. Energy advisor Hello Watt also recommends modulate your water heater with a maximum temperature of 60 degrees. A process that allows reduce its electricity consumption by 20% per year. On this specific point, Ademe recalls the virtues of short showers and the cold position for taps, especially when they are not in use.
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Other list of everyday tips: when you cook, put a lid on pots and pans to consume 25% less energy, switch off electric hotplates a little before the end of cooking, start cleaning by pyrolysis after a cooking in the oven or let the dishes cool before putting them in the refrigerator.
In summer and winter how to regulate the heat?
As for electric heating, valued at 750 euros per year on average for a house and 300 euros for an apartment, the Ademe issues other advice, which is more akin to common sense in winter as in summer.
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In addition to the centralized thermostat, for a short absence, it is better reduce the temperature by a few degrees. And in the event of prolonged absence, even in winter, use the frost protection mode. Finally, to conserve the heat produced and avoid overusing your radiators, it is advisable to close the shutters and/or the curtains at night, to avoid placing furniture or curtains in front of the radiators, or to drying clothes, so that the heat circulates well.
In periods of high heat, fans, air conditioners, refrigerators and freezers run at full speed, as does the electricity meter. Plm nergie, an alternative supplier of renewable energy from French production, recommends using a fan rather than an air conditioner, for example. Indeed, according to Ademe, the use of an air conditioner, even a recent one, increases the bill by 130 euros for one month of use.
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