TIME AT HOME
With prices rising, we’ve calculated how much it costs to have your daily shower
FEATURE JULLIA JOSON
A midst the cost of living crisis, we’ve all been minimising home appliance usage to save energy at home. But there’s one area of our homes we’re constantly in – the bathroom – and with that in mind it’s important to know the costs involved in running the shower if you’re trying to reduce your energy bills.
We’ve broken it down and calculated just how much it costs to run a shower following the October energy price cap increase, as well as how you can save on running costs – so you know what to expect on your next utility bill invoice.
How much does it cost to run an electric shower?
While the amount of energy a shower will use varies on the individual appliance, an electric shower uses an average of 8.5kW of energy. With this in mind to work out the usage cost, you need to multiply how much energy it is using (so 8.5) by the cost of electricity (0.34). Once you’ve done this, divide it by 60 and this will give you a cost per minute of 0.048. So, if we assume that the average person takes a 10-minute shower, you can expect to spend 48p per shower on electricity. On top of that, you also need to account for the cost of water. A 10-minute shower uses approximately 150 litres of water. Discover Water estimates that two litres of water from the tap costs around a third of a penny, therefore we can calculate the cost of water at 25p per shower.
When you add the cost of electricity per shower and the cost of water together it brings us to 73p per shower for an electric shower.
How much does it cost to run a gas shower?
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