This is how much it costs to leave your fan on all night
13 June 2023, 15:31 | Updated: 13 June 2023, 16:59
Do electric fans use a lot of electricity? With the UK in the grips of a heatwave, many people will be opting to sleep with their fans on all night.
Brits are currently sweltering in a June heatwave, with temperatures of 30C recorded over the weekend in some areas.
With the mercury rising, many of us are opting to spend the nights with our fans on in the hopes of keeping cool when sleeping.
While doing so can keep us cool during the night, it can also seriously rack up our energy bills - so how much electricity do fans actually use?
According to Uswitch, a typical 120w pedestal fan costs an average of 3.4p an hour to run. This means that leaving it on between 10:00pm and 8:00am will cost around 33p in energy costs.
There is currently an Energy Price Cap in place until the end of June. This means the average price for every 1 kWh (kilowatt hour or energy) used on standard variable tariffs is 34p.
In order to calculate accurately how much your fan is costing you a night, you therefore need to work out how much kWh it uses.
On average, however, Eco Cost Savings have worked out that a standard table or standing fan uses a total of 0.34kWh every eight hour.
According to the Metro, who used the Sust-It Electricity Cost Calculator, this works out to around 92p per night.
This means that if you are sleeping with your fan on every night for a whole week, you're spending around £6.44.
If the heatwave continues and you feel the need to keep the fan on every night throughout the entire month, you're looking at an extra £25.76 on your electricity bill.
According to recent forecasts, the heatwave is set to continue this week until Friday 16th June when temperatures are expected to drop to 24C or lower in most areas.
The hot weather is expected to return next week, however, with forecasters predicting above average temperatures.
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