By becoming energy aware at home and at school you can save lots of money. The first step to saving energy is knowing how much you use in the first place.
kWh stands for Kilowatt-hour! We measure electricity in units. Each unit is the same as 1,000 watts of electricity used for 1 hour!
An electric shower! For 7-10 minutes!
An immersion water heater! minutes !
A large ring on an electric cooker! minutes!
A kettle! minutes!
A tumble dryer! minutes!
A two-slice toaster! minutes!
A washing machine! minutes!
A dishwasher ! minutes!
A desktop computer & monitor! 4-6 hours!
A 28-inch T.V! 6-9 hours!
A 100 watt standard light bulb! 10 hours!
A 20 watt CFL light bulb! 50 hours!