Home appliances

Together with lighting, home appliances account for an estimated 16%* of your home energy use. Learning which of your appliances uses the most energy, and how you can use them more efficiently is a great way to lower your bills and make savings.

Getting the most out of your home appliances while cutting down on energy usage comes down to finding out how to use as little as possible while still getting the job done. That means learning how to use appliances in the most efficient way, choosing the most efficient ones within your budget, and being mindful of using them only when you need to.

The Home Energy Saving Kit is a great way to check how much electricity is used by each of your plug in appliances. And our free guide to 100 Ways to Save Energy at Home has lots of tips, tricks and hacks to help you get started.

To find out how you can make savings on using your home appliances and in other areas of your home, see pages 20 – 23 of our guide to 100 Ways to Save Energy at Home.

* SEAI 2020