The heat is still with us and to bear it in the best possible way we start up our air conditioning equipment with which keep the house nice and cool.
However, despite the drop in electricity prices in recent months, we may think twice before turning on our beloved air coolers, as they will have a significant impact on the cost of our monthly bills.
Therefore, below we will calculate how much it can cost to have the air conditioning on at home every day this Augusttaking into account some previous considerations. For example, let’s assume that we have a mid-range model with a cold delivery capacity of between 2,500 and 3,500 frigories for rooms between 15 and 25 m2 and with an average electrical consumption of around 1,000 watts (1 KW) at full power.
The specific model we have at home may exceed this figure or be below it, depending on its efficiency, whether it is portable and how old it is. In addition, we will also distinguish whether it is a device with an Inverter type compressor, since these devices are not constantly operating at maximum power, but rather have intermediate cycles with a much lower total consumption which will easily drop below 40-50%.
We will also assume that we have between one and three air conditioning units at home. If we have more installed, we will then have to multiply by the total number of equipment that fits our specific case. In addition, we will consider that it will be operating about 10 hours a day in the afternoon, that is, from 12:00 onwards, which is when the heat usually starts.
The cost of turning on the air conditioning in August
Okay, to start, the first thing we need to do is figure out the cost per kWh of electricity that we are going to consume, a figure that varies every hour of the day and that will depend on each electric company, but that we can average with the data from the last few weeks for the afternoon schedule (from 12:00) and taking into account what is marked on the Spanish Electricity Network website with a average value of about €0.12/kWhtaxes not included.
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Taking all this into account, our 1 kW air conditioning unit will be on for 10 hours every day, which is 10 kWh with a cost of 0.12 €/kWh. This represents about 1.2 euros per dayIf we multiply by 31 days that the month of August has, we find the amount for The total for the month amounts to approximately 37.2 euros.
Remember that this figure is in the worst case with an air that is working without resting at full powera situation that does not occur unless there are very, very high temperatures and a very poorly insulated home, so in a real case with a relatively modern Inverter type equipment we can approximate a more realistic average figure. taking 50% of that amountwhich represents about 18.6 euros per month for each device.
In the case of having two or three teams, you only have to multiply this amount by the corresponding factor and we obtain a total cost of 37.2 euros if we use two devices and 55.8 euros if we turn on three devices.
Of course, these results are approximate values and will depend greatly on the region in which we live, the weather, whether our house is well insulated, etc., but they can help us get an idea of the final cost that it may entail. turn on the air conditioning during this month of July.
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