The 'culprits' that cause sky-high electricity bills

EVN has just adjusted the average retail electricity price to VND1,920.3732/kWh (excluding value added tax) from May 4. This adjustment is equivalent to a 3% increase compared to the current average retail electricity price.

The increase in electricity prices right at the time of hot weather has many people worried that their electricity bills may double. Therefore, you should pay attention to the following devices that consume the most electricity to use them reasonably and economically.

Air conditioning

Air conditioners are not the most powerful appliances in the home, but they consume the most electricity because of their high demand, especially in hot weather. Air conditioners are often turned on and run at full capacity day after day.

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To save electricity, it is necessary to regularly maintain the air conditioner and ensure good insulation for the house, to keep the temperature at a reasonable level...

Fridge

This is one of the "culprits" that silently consumes electricity in your home. Although the capacity is not too large, the refrigerator operates all day and night, so it consumes a large amount of electricity.

A 150 liter refrigerator with a capacity of 100-150 W will consume about 4 kWh to 5 kWh of electricity per day. A refrigerator with a larger capacity and size will consume about 6 kWh/day. Not to mention, opening the refrigerator many times and not closing it quickly will make the electricity bill even higher.

Air conditioner fan

A normal air conditioner fan has a capacity of 80 - 200W, if you turn it on for 6 hours a day, it will consume about 0.48 kWh to 1.2 kWh.

A normal electric fan has a capacity of about 40W. If you turn it on for 5 hours a day at the highest speed, you will have to pay 2 more kilowatt hours of electricity per month compared to running the fan at the lowest speed.

Television

This is an indispensable device in every family. Many people think that the TV will not cost much electricity because the TV has a small capacity. However, in reality, this is not the case.

For TVs with 32 inch screens, the power is about 40W. If the TV is turned on continuously, it will consume a lot of electricity. In addition to the amount of electricity consumed by the screen, the amount of heat emitted from the TV also causes significant wear and tear on the electricity. Especially on hot days, the weather temperature will increase the temperature of the TV screen, increasing the amount of electricity consumed.

Even when left on, a plugged-in TV can cost your family around $500,000 a year in electricity bills.

Electric cooker

This appliance does not consume much electricity, but the way it is used makes it the culprit for increasing the electricity bill. Many people cook rice very early and leave it like that for several hours, then finish eating and even plug it back in to keep it warm.

This is a habit that wastes electricity, because a 1.2 liter rice cooker usually has a capacity of 350-400W, if operating for two hours it will consume about 0.75 kWh of electricity.

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