thread is pointless without a base point.
2 adults living in a decent sized 3 bed detached house with garage attached in scotland built around 1997
we use approx £25-£27 of electricity per month and I have shedload of gadgets, speakers, tv's etc. the key is to buy efficient products. LED lights from screwfix is a must. replace everything in your home. I even replaced the ones in the cooker extraction hood fan, etc. The only ones I have not replaced is the electric fire / heater, the tube in the garage and one in the bathroom mirror which uses some weird small tube. even external lights have been replaced with LED and I got rid of a chandelier because it had 10 lights on it and replaced it with a bulb and a nice light shade instead. no point running 10 bulbs when 1 does the same job. we have gu10 spotlights in the kitchen however i quite like them as they focus the light on specific areas so not going to bother replacing them with a single light. however all replaced with LED's. spotlights in all bathrooms too. don't mind running multiple lights in rooms where you don't spend that much time in them.
i try and remember to switch my subwoofer off in my home cinema system but a lot of the time I forget and it sits on for ages unused, it's a big beast too the BK XXLS400 so I must remember to be more vigilant. i leave a lot of things on i could turn off like wireless bridge, colour laser printer, microwave (no need to leave it on if you don't use the clock), gaming pc. my wife also tends to leave the en suite lights on all day whilst both of us are at work. so i made the right decision changing all the spotlights in the bathroom to LED.
in the games room i always run my gaming pc even if im gaming on the console which means i'm running 2 screens and the pc just for browsing, DIM (destiny tool), google, lfg, etc. when the pc is on so is my colour laser printer, etc. i also have a wireless bridge upstairs I leave on 24/7 that I could turn off every time I don't use that room but I leave it on as I doubt it uses that much electricity.
the next thing on the list to be replaced is the central heating pump. it's an old inefficient one and it's on it's last legs. i reckon it uses about 70-100W and will be replaced with one that uses less than 20W. it needs replaced anyway and the guy was advising I buy the same model and I refused as much more efficient models are now available.
i don't use the electric fire in the living room it's 2000W, i just run the gas central heating. it has lights in it too which I am going to try replacing with LED's they use 50-100W each and there is 4 of them so I never use them atm as it's not worth the effect unless i have guests round.
i don't use the tumble dryer, we just dry inside and run the gas central heating, kill 2 birds with 1 stone. no humidity issues either as they are usually dried across 4 different rooms next to or on top of radiators. when weather is warmer can dry outside. i should really sell the tumble dryer on gumtree but i doubt it's worth much, got it free with the house.
i bought the most efficient samsung fridge freezer when we moved in. it was also one of the most expensive for the size but it's something that will be on 24/7 for the next 10-20 years so best to throw an extra £300-£500 on such a product IMO. comes with 10 year warranties, etc. so should last. i also have it set to 1C in the fridge so it's on the most powerful setting. stuff actually slightly freezes in the chef collection drawers so I keep my beers in there to keep them ice cold. as well as cans of juice, etc.
we use the dishwasher often but make sure to fully load it even if it takes 3 days to do so. we use the eco settings. anything stubborn we let soak in the sink for a good while beforehand but don't bother pre-washing anything.
i have a power hungry plasma which i use a lot. also have a soundbar in the bedroom, wireless speakers in the kitchen, etc. lots of kitchen gadgets. air fryer, pizza machine, vita mix, coffee machine, milk frother, the list goes on forever.
i put my low usage down to efficient LED lighting everywhere, efficient fridge freezer, not using the tumble dryer. fully loading machines. dishwasher is a new efficient model. i need to get an efficient washing maching when it breaks. both showers use gas central heating rather than electric. also using gas for heating rather than electric. my gas bill is around £70 per month during winter.
