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If you believe that everything that influences your electrical invoice is air conditioning or heating, think about it again. There is an appliance that is making a mella much more silently and that, probably, you had not noticed.
In situation. In recent months, the price of electricity in Spain He has experienced fluctuations important, with a significant increase in January 2025. The electricity rate reached 68.41 euros per MWhreaching a quota that was only remembered three years ago. This increase is not accidental, since it is mainly due to the increase in the price in the wholesale electricity market and the return of the VAT to 21%. In addition, the Finish of the Iberian Exception In August 2024 it has contributed to this increase.
However, the solution is not only to use less heating or turning off lights, which also, but certain appliances are raising the price of the light invoice.
The one you least expected. The water heater You need a lot of energy To warm up, redundancy, large amounts of water. Despite having transformed people’s daily lives and facilitated domestic tasks, their use has inevitably increased energy consumption in homes.
In data. To make it easier to understand, an average consumption per person is around 800kwh per year, so in a house of four people and a 200 -liter deposit we would be talking about spending an annual total of 3,200kwh. All this, monetarily translated would be about € 600 a year only by the water heater.
How can we save? To start, you have to look at the things we do wrong, such as adjusting the temperature to very high levels that raise the price, as at 60 ° C or more, when in reality a temperature between 50 ° C and 55 ° C is more than enough. Also, regular maintenance must be carried out to avoid the accumulation of tartar in resistances. This accumulation hinders heat transmission, which forces the system to consume more energy to heat the water. Another advice is to take advantage of the lowest demand schedules, improve the insulation of the tank and opt for alternative systems such as heat pumps or thermal panels. These options can generate important long -term savings.
The alternatives. The latest technologies mentioned are going to analyze them more carefully. On the one hand, The thermal energy that uses the solar radiation to heat waterwhich makes it an option for homes with sufficient sun exposure, allowing to reduce the dependence of electric heaters. On the other hand, aerothermia, which takes advantage of The energy contained in heating aircooling and hot water, has become popular for its high energy efficiency.
However, these options have a fairly high initial investment plan, but over time they are profitable and contribute to reduce carbon emissions.
Knowing how and why we use energy at home is important to save money and take better advantage of our appliances. In fact, the latter has transformed and improved our daily lives, but it is also important to be more aware of how we consume energy to take care of both our pocket and the environment.
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