The prices for electricity and gas are rising enormously in Germany.
But consumers can save tons of money with a few simple tricks.
Electricity and gas prices continue to skyrocket in Germany.
In politics, calls for relief for consumers are growing louder.
Die Linke, for example, is proposing a one-off payment of 200 euros, which should be paid out to around 13 million people at risk of poverty by December 1st.
But apart from the efforts of politicians, there are a few things that consumers can consider themselves in order to reduce the annual electricity and heating
bills
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Electricity and gas prices are rising: Consumers can actively reduce heating costs
The consumer advice center Baden-Württemberg has published some helpful tips that can save electricity and gas, and thus money.
First on the subject of heating: The heating should be set individually to the actual heat demand of the household, writes the consumer center.
The programmed switch-on and switch-off times for the heating should be checked.
Above all, the individual getting up and sleeping times play a major role.
Ideally, the room temperature should drop to around 17 degrees Celsius at night, especially in the bedroom.
Not only is this the best temperature for sleeping, it also saves electricity and gas.
The bedroom should not be heated up during the day either, as otherwise the heat only has to be ventilated out unnecessarily in the evening.
In order to be able to control more precisely how many degrees it is heated at what time, it can also make sense to take some money in hand and buy a digitally programmable and controllable radiator thermostat. They are not cheap, but savings can be made in the long term. Because instead of letting the heating run constantly at level 5, for example, a smart radiator thermostat detects the room temperature and automatically heats less when the set comfortable temperature in the room is reached.
In addition, it is also possible to program which days and times the temperature should be used for heating.
Do you always spend two days in the office and three days in the home office?
Then it is possible to program the controller so that the study is only heated on the three home office days.
In this way, unnecessary heating costs can be reduced in the long term, as there is no longer any need to think about turning off the radiator.
High electricity and heating bills: this is how consumers save electricity
And now on the subject of saving electricity: Turning off the lights when you leave the room and switching devices off after use, it goes without saying. Nevertheless, there is one important point that consumers should be aware of. Because the stand-by operation of electrical devices - such as televisions, stereos or coffee machines - “for 20 to 24 hours a day can cost an average household over 70 euros a year,” writes the consumer advice center.
“The stereo system accounts for the largest share of this consumption at 20 euros.
After all, a computer with a printer connected causes costs of 17 euros in stand-by mode, ”they say.
Hence the tip: power strips should be installed between the electrical devices and the socket so that several devices can be switched off at the same time instead of just putting them in stand-by mode.
Care should be taken to ensure that they have a "real" off switch.
Alternatively, the plug can of course also be unplugged from each individual device after use.
High electricity and heating bills?
Save money with these tricks
When it comes to light, the consumer advice center Baden-Württemberg advises: “Pay attention to the Kelvin specification (K) when buying: 2,700 K promise warm light and still reduce the electricity bill.
Those who prefer daylight white choose 5,000 K and more. ”In general, old light bulbs should be replaced with modern LEDs.
Finally, when purchasing new equipment, you should generally ensure that consumption is low.
Even if the products may be a little more expensive to buy in the energy-saving version, the savings on high electricity costs will definitely pay off over many years - especially with energy guzzlers such as refrigerators and freezers, washing machines and dryers.
By the way: A few tricks can save you a lot of money, and not just when it comes to heating and power consumption.
There are also a few nasty shopping traps in the supermarket that make customers dig deeper into their pockets.
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