This is how you save in a crisis

Winter is coming! And with winter comes increased energy costs, which are difficult to pay, especially for us students. However, students can also significantly reduce their costs in just a few steps. In almost every everyday activity. Are you ready?

When heating

“If I turn the heating up to 100%, the room will definitely warm up quicker.” Unfortunately it doesn't work that way. The numbers on the heater only indicate the desired temperature of the room and a higher number will make the air warmer, but not faster than you would like. It is also not recommended to turn on the heating and open a window at the same time in order to achieve a better “ventilation-heat” ratio. This means that the heater uses a lot more energy to warm up the room. Ventilates best when the heating is off. Usually 10 minutes is enough. Ventilating for longer means that the furniture will cool down and we will use more energy to warm the room again.

While cooking

We use around 20% of total household electricity when cooking and storing food. That could also be a lot less. Put the lid on the pot while cooking and you will significantly reduce energy consumption. It is also recommended to turn off the stove earlier and use the residual heat (it is much stronger than you think). The stove's air circulation function can also save up to 15% of energy. Preheating is a myth. Most often, many recipes recommend preheating the oven in order to be able to specify a more precise baking time. In reality, you can skip this step. Bon appetite! After you've finished cooking, it's worth taking a look in the fridge. Normally 7 degrees in the refrigerator and -18 degrees in the freezer are enough to reliably cool our food.

 In the shower

After the intensive cooking session there is time to shower and relax. Here too you can easily save energy and water. Slightly cooler water when showering is good for the skin. Reducing shower time by 5 minutes can significantly reduce costs. Additionally, you can also get a water-saving shower head to reduce water costs even more.