With the arrival of summer in Spain, all households have to protect themselves from the heat and escape the high temperatures. For this, the air conditioner is the best ally to combat this time of year, however, we must take into account a factor that also affects: the electricity bill. Due to the use of air conditioning in the home, the electricity bill usually increases, but there are small details to which you have to pay attention to save. Therefore, below we present a series of home tricks so that you can combat the arrival of summer and also look after your pocket … do not hesitate to read on.
The heat has finally arrived and so has the air conditioning season
The heat, the heat wave, or whatever you want to call the high temperatures, is here. And one of the remedies to cope with them during the summer is to put on the air conditioning. A solution that, like the movie, comes at a price.
“Efficient use and switch to the best rate allows you to save 60% on air conditioning,” says Javier Martinez, spokesman for Kelisto Energy. Something to keep in mind because experts point out that the price of light will go up.
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If energy efficiency measures are combined with the change to a cheaper tariff, the savings can be 58.80%. That is, about 56 euros during the months of July, August and September, according to Kelisto.
Thus, according to the comparator, the average expenditure on a cooling appliance during the summer months amounts to about 48 euros extra on the electricity bill.
An amount that can go up or down depending on two aspects: one, the use of the appliance (if it is clean, if it is efficient, and if we use it with common sense); and, two, according to the contracted electricity tariff.
For example, if we have an inefficient appliance, or it is used inefficiently, the average cost of 48 euros can double to 95 euros, going from a consumption of 1 kWh to 2 kWh. Or if its use is doubled.
As for the tariff, going from the most expensive to the cheapest (with data from June this year) means a saving of 38.77%. “Changing electricity tariffs is a simple process, faster than it seems, totally free of charge and with no risk of power cuts,” reminds Javier Martínez.
In Spain, there are approximately 7.3 million households that have an air conditioner. And the estimated expenditure of all of them is estimated at 349 million euros for this summer.