Typical Electrical Costs
| COOKING | COST |
| Cook one weeks meals for a family of four |
£1.80
|
| Cook a casserole for 4 in an ordinary oven. (1.5 hours) |
17p
|
| Microwave 4 ready meals (average 6 mins per meal) |
5p
|
| Deep fry 1.8 kg (4lbs)chips |
10p
|
| Boil water for 40 mugs of tea |
10p
|
| Toast 8 slices of bread in a toaster |
1p
|
| WASHING |
-
|
| 1 full wash in an automatic washing machine |
18p
|
| 1 full wash with a water economic washing machine |
16p
|
| 1 load of synthetics in a tumble dryer |
16p
|
| 1 full load in a cold fill dishwasher |
17p
|
| REFRIGERATION |
-
|
| Run a fridge for a week |
60p
|
| Run an upright freezer for a week |
60p
|
| Run a fridge freezer for a week |
£1.20
|
| Run a (7.8 cu.ft) chest freezer for a week |
80p
|
| LIGHTING |
-
|
| 6 hours a day for a week 100w tungsten lamp |
35p
|
| 40w fluorescent strip lamp |
18p
|
| 23w compact fluorescent lamp |
8p
|
| AROUND THE HOUSE |
-
|
| Use a 1 kW (one bar) fire for 3 hours a day for a week |
£1.75
|
| Immersion heater 1 hour a day for a week |
£1.75
|
| Use single electric under blanket for 10 hours |
8p
|
| Vacuum clean for 5 hours |
33p
|
| Ironing for 6 hours |
33p
|
| Watch colour TV or video for 20 hours |
25p
|
| Watch black and white TV for 20 hours |
13p
|
| Using a computer for 10 hours |
10p
|
| Hairdryer 6 sessions of 10 minutes |
4p
|
| IN THE GARDENS |
-
|
| Lawnmower used for 1 hour |
6p
|
| Hedge cutter for 1 hour |
4p
|