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Wales Online
Ashley Summerfield

Working from home could cost UK households £500 a year on current energy prices

A study has found that essential appliances needed for working from home cost us £500 a year on current energy prices. Freemans has analysed the average energy usage across a range of popular household appliances from each room to reveal how much each item contributes to the monthly electricity bill.

Running a fully-equipped home office could add £216 a year to your energy bills - while working from home could add hundreds more to your bill in extra chores and energy usage.

Your average home office (desktop computer, computer monitor, table fan, laptop, radio, table lamp, wifi router) is costing you £216 a year.

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