Fridges and freezers are the hardest working appliances in the kitchen – they are on the go 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, so if your fridge or freezer isn’t energy efficient it’s costing more to run and is responsible for a higher amount of carbon dioxide.
The savings
According to the Energy Saving Trust, Energy Saving Recommended fridges and fridge freezers use up to 60% less energy than a typical old one. This will give savings of up to £36 and 140 kilograms of CO2 a year for a fridge freezer and £12 and 45 kilograms for a fridge.
How the savings add up
If everyone in the UK upgraded their fridges and freezers to Energy Saving Recommended ones, energy wastage would be cut, saving over £700 million and the equivalent CO2 emissions of 500,000 homes.
More energy saving ideas
Always remember to switch appliances off standby when you’ve finished using them. Incredibly, £875 million worth of energy is wasted in the UK every year by people leaving appliances on standby.
Also make sure you have a green energy supplier to begin with, you can take a look at suppliers and tariffs through our tool.
