Fridge Energy Consumption – How much does it cost to run?

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Over Christmas, I knocked together a couple of power monitors.  The first check I wanted to make was our fridge energy consumption.

I hooked the power monitor up to our Fisher & Paykel family fridge/freezer, being one of the busier appliances in the house.

So how much do you think it costs to run a household fridge?
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Low User or Standard User? Getting it right is important

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For residential power users, being on the right plan – Low User or Standard User – is just as important as selecting your power retailer.

If you’re on the wrong plan you could be paying too much (as much as 100% too much) for your power.

Read on to see how to get it right.

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Our $600 Power Bill

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About four years ago, we purchased a home in Napier to house our growing family.

Our home is a 1912 villa, renovated and extended from its original two bedrooms to a more spacious three bedrooms early 2000s.

All in all, the house is modern, well insulated and should have been pretty energy efficient. However, our first power bill was out-of-this-world expensive.

Let’s find out why it was so expensive – and how the problem was solved.

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