

And that's from just one appliance.ĥkW (input) x 5 hours/day x 180 days/year x $0.25 per kWh = $1,125 Use it for 5 hours per day, 180 days per year, and you've already got over $1,000 of electricity usage. A domestic ducted air conditioning system consumes about 5kW of electricity. Every extra hour you leave them on, your bill will go up. The reason for this is that ducted air conditioners have a high input power rating. As a guide, in most businesses I have assessed, air conditioning makes up over 50% of their electricity bill. That's for both households and workplaces. Air Conditioningĭucted air conditioning would have to be the most frequent cause of high power bills that I have seen. However, my main focus is on electricity usage as complaints about these bills are the most common. This guide covers both high electricity bills and high gas bills. For most high power bills, a few of the issues below will apply, not just one of them. Important! A combination of factors can often cause a high electricity bill. In Summary, the Main Causes of High Electricity Bills Are: I've seen first hand, again and again, that what people think causes high power bills is not what actually causes high bills. I've used plug-in power meters, wireless energy monitors, thermal imaging cameras and other devices to validate the source of energy wastage at these properties. How do I know this? I've conducted over 1,000 energy audits all around Australia - from small apartments to large office buildings, restaurants, and sporting facilities.
A problem with solar PV panels (item 10).Actual high energy usage (points 1 to 7 in my list below),.When it boils down to it, high power bills are the result of three main things: So rare that they don't even rate a mention in my 'top ten' list. While these things are technically possible, they're extremely rare. I've spoken to many people over the years who think their high electricity bill was caused by: If you've received a high electricity bill or gas bill, you can end up feeling pretty helpless.
