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Emma Grimshaw & Elliot Ball

Energy-draining kitchen appliances we depend on costing households £70-a-month

The cost of living crisis continues to hit homes across the UK, with many households reassessing what appliances really need to be plugged in just to bring energy bills down.

A new study conducted by electronic provider Freemans has found the biggest energy eating appliances are in our kitchens.

It'll likely not shock anyone to learn the fridge freezer is the biggest culprit of the lot, but most of us wouldn't be able to unplug it.

Freemans says we fork out £42.68 a month on average just to use our fridge freezers - making up more than half of the kitchen's energy bills, Bristol Live reports.

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The survey found on average we spend £73.91 a month on appliances in our kitchen.

The next biggest outgoing was dishwashers, costing us £10.30, followed by our ovens.

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Due to the pandemic many UK households are now working from home, meaning a desktop computer tops the list in many homes as the most expensive appliance found in the bedroom.

With a monthly cost of £11.70, households are paying up to £140.40 a year just by using this appliance.

On the other hand, staying cool in the summer can come at a relatively cheap cost, as a table fan comes in as the least expensive bedroom appliance at just £0.04 a month.

Arguably the most used appliances in the household, white goods, can take up a large chunk of our monthly electricity usage. A washing machine tops the list as the most expensive utility appliance, contributing £6.86 to our monthly electricity bill.

The monthly cost of a tumble dryer appears lower at £3.47 but running this alongside a washing machine means that on average, the UK is spending up to £123.97 per year, solely on laundry.

A heated towel rack is named the most expensive bathroom appliance, costing households £8.74, totalling £104.88 per year.

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