Big data exposure: Top 10 hidden power consumption "culprits" incandescent lamps

The weather is getting hotter, and many families have begun to use air conditioners to survive. However, it can be quite frustrating every time you receive an electricity bill. In order to prevent everyone from complaining when they receive their electricity bills, Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs uses big data decryption to tell you the top 10 biggest energy hogs in daily life. As long as you avoid the following 10 behaviors, you can save thousands of dollars in electricity bills at least a year.

1. Still using incandescent light bulbs

If your magic lamp is still using a 7.2-watt light bulb, then quickly switch to an energy-saving 0.5-watt LED light, saving more than 300 yuan (NT$, the same below) a year.

2. The computer does not shut down

If the computer is not set to sleep, if the desktop computer is idle for ten hours a day, the electricity bill will be 1,000 yuan more per year.

3. The air-conditioning temperature is set too low

Every time the air conditioner is raised by 1 degree, you can save 140 yuan a year.

4. Forget to turn off the lights

Although we have been taught to turn off the lights since childhood, many people still cannot do it.

5. Home appliances are too old

According to a study by the Industrial Research Institute, the electricity bill of a 20-year-old refrigerator will be a full 1,700 yuan (a year) higher than that of a first-class refrigerator.

6. Do not unplug electrical appliances

Unplugging "standby" electrical appliances can save tens of dollars in electricity bills a year, but "non-standby" electrical appliances will have no impact.

7. The air-conditioning filter has not been washed for too long

According to actual measurement data from the Taiwan Industrial Research Institute, if the air-conditioning filter is not cleaned, approximately 0.67 more kilowatt-hours of electricity will be consumed every day, and the electricity bill will be 230 yuan more per year.

8. The air conditioner blows for too long

As long as you turn on the air conditioner for one hour less every day during the summer, you can save about 300 yuan in electricity bills in four months.

9. The refrigerator door is left open for too long

Opening the refrigerator door actually consumes a lot of energy. It is a basic quality for everyone to select the goods they want to buy before opening the door!

10. Air-conditioned rooms do not close the door

Research results show that a 15 square meter business can save 40% to 80% of electricity consumption by installing air curtains or automatic doors.