[Cutting the cost in the Bedroom]

Cutting costs in the Bedroom

The following table demonstrates the typical yearly electricity consumption for a bedroom. To estimate your own yearly consumption figures try our Home Electricity Consumption Guide. This will enable you to see how much electricity you use per year, also the typical costs and the amount of CO2 used per year.

This average consumption shows an average electricity use of 285.09kWh, which would cost around £124.44.

It also would be responsible for the emission of 285.09 kg of carbon dioxide.

[Individual Possibilities]

i) Use computer for one hour less per day - simply switching if off during supper or coffee break could save 4 hours per week. Assuming home computer is only used four days a week on average.

Using the computer for one hour less per day would save £7.68 a year.
It would also prevent the emission of 49.28 kg of CO2 per year.

National Benefits

This would save 112.89kWh electricity per year; it is assumed that 1 in 3 households in Scotland have a home computer (775500 homes)

i) So across Scotland this would be saving approximately.

112.89 kWh x 775,500 houses = 87,546,195 kWh/year

i) As mentioned earlier 45% of Scotland's electricity is produced from fossil fuels - so figure needs to be adjusted to reflect this.

0.45 x 87,546,195 kWh/year = 39,395,787 kWh/year

ii) For fossil fuels every kWh of electricity produces 0.97 kg of CO2

0.97kg x 39,395,787 kWh/year = 38,213,914 kg/CO2

Annual reduction in emissions due using home computers for one hour less per year

0.96 % of Household CO2 Emissions (0.96% of 3,983,250,000 kg)

0.05 % of Total CO2 Emissions (Scottish total = 72,300,000,000 kg)

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