Saving energy, but also using electricity – how does that work?

“The SpeedComfort is designed to save energy, but the device itself also uses electricity, right?” Doesn’t the electricity consumption cancel out the energy savings, asks Mila Schneider from Hamburg. Rogi, Country Manager at SpeedComfort, has taken out his calculator.

Let me reveal the result of the calculation straight away: you spend about £0.28 per year on the electricity consumption of a single SpeedComfort. That’s only a fraction of the energy savings of up to 22% that you can achieve by using SpeedComforts.

Now for the calculation…

One SpeedComfort consumes 0.66 kWh per year. This is based on the average time it is in use: around 1,200 active operating hours per year. This assumes half a year of use, mainly during winter and autumn, at about 6 to 7 hours per day.

A tin of tomato purée
Electricity prices naturally vary, but even with a high electricity price, the cost comes to about £0.28 per year. That’s comparable to a supermarket own-brand tin of tomato purée.