Average savings
Table 1. Estimated annual savings for an average single home.
Saving | Area | Advice | Source |
18 kWh | Lighting | Exchange incandescent lightbulb to energy saving lightbulb (25 W to 7 watt) | Danish Energy Agency (DEA) |
29 kWh | Lighting | Exchange incandescent lightbulb to energy saving lightbulb (40 W to 11 W) | DEA |
45 kWh | Lighting | Exchange incandescent lightbulb to energy saving lightbulb (60 W to 15 W) | DEA |
55 kWh | Lighting | Exchange incandescent lightbulb to energy saving lightbulb (75 W to 21 W) | DEA |
77 kWh | Lighting | Exchange incandescent lightbulb to energy saving lightbulb (100 W to 23 W) | DEA |
25 kWh | Lighting | Install motion sensors on outdoor lighting (7 W) | DEA |
39 kWh | Lighting | Install motion sensors on outdoor lighting (11 W) | DEA |
53 kWh | Lighting | Install motion sensors on outdoor lighting (15 W) | DEA |
70 kWh | Lighting | Install motion sensors on outdoor lighting (20 W) | DEA |
81 kWh | Lighting | Install motion sensors on outdoor lighting (23 W) | DEA |
88 kWh | Lighting | Install motion sensors on outdoor lighting (25 W) | DEA |
140 kWh | Lighting | Install motion sensors on outdoor lighting (40 W) | DEA |
210 kWh | Lighting | Install motion sensors on outdoor lighting (60 W) | DEA |
263 kWh | Lighting | Install motion sensors on outdoor lighting (75 W) | DEA |
350 kWh | Lighting | Install motion sensors on outdoor lighting (100 W) | DEA |
8.5 kWh | Lighting | Exchange a halogen bulb (10 W) with LED | DEA |
13 kWh | Lighting | Exchange a halogen bulb (15 W) with LED | DEA |
17 kWh | Lighting | Exchange a halogen bulb (20 W) with LED | DEA |
25 kWh | Lighting | Exchange a halogen bulb (30 W) with LED | DEA |
30 kWh | Lighting | Exchange a halogen bulb (35 W) with LED | DEA |
41 kWh | Lighting | Exchange a halogen bulb (50 W) with LED | DEA |
21 kWh | Lighting | Exchange an incandescent bulb (25 W) with LED | DEA |
34 kWh | Lighting | Exchange an incandescent bulb (40 W) with LED | DEA |
280 kWh | Lighting | Exchange 7 incandescent bulbs with energy saving bulbs | DEA |
197 kWh | Circulation pumps | Exchange a step-regulated circulation pump to an automatically regulated circulation pump | DEA |
280 kWh | Circulation pumps | Exchange a step-regulated circulation pump to an Energy Star automatically regulated circulation pump | DEA |
73 kWh | Circulation pumps | Install a timer on the circulation pump for hot water | DEA |
172 kWh | Fridge-freezer | Exchange the household fridge w/o freezer to a A++ fridge, single family home | DEA |
175 kWh | Fridge-freezer | Exchange the household fridge w/o freezer to a A++ fridge, apartment | DEA |
182 kWh | Fridge-freezer | Exchange the household fridge with built-in freezer to a A++ fridge, single family home | DEA |
182 kWh | Fridge-freezer | Exchange the household fridge with built-in freezer to a A++ fridge, apartment | DEA |
301 kWh | Fridge-freezer | Exchange the household fridge with separate freezer to a A++ fridge, single family home | DEA |
301 kWh | Fridge-freezer | Exchange the household fridge with separate freezer to a A++ fridge, apartment | DEA |
292 kWh | Fridge-freezer | Exchange an upright freezer to a A++ freezer, single family home | DEA |
319 kWh | Fridge-freezer | Exchange an upright freezer to a A++ freezer, apartment | DEA |
225 kWh | Fridge-freezer | Exchange a chest freezer to a A++ freezer, single family home | DEA |
251 kWh | Fridge-freezer | Exchange a chest freezer to a A++ freezer, apartment | DEA |
55 kWh | Office supplies | Exchange a 15" CRT screen with a 15" LCD screen | DEA |
65 kWh | Office supplies | Exchange a 17" CRT screen with a 17" LCD screen | DEA |
93 kWh | Office supplies | Exchange a 20" CRT screen with a 20" LCD screen | DEA |
42 kWh | Office supplies | Exchange standard desktop (when obsolete) to best desktop | DEA |
34 kWh | Office supplies | Exchange standard laptop (when obsolete) to best laptop | DEA |
228 kWh | Office supplies | Exchange standard desktop (when obsolete) and 17" CRT screen to best laptop | DEA |
90 kWh | Office supplies | Install energy-saving multisocket on all office equipment | DEA |
61 kWh | Office supplies | Install energy-saving multisocket on all television equipment | DEA |
53 kWh | Office supplies | Install energy-saving multisocket on Playstation 2 consoles | DEA |
32 kWh | Office supplies | Install energy-saving multisocket on Playstation 2 Slim consoles | DEA |
26 kWh | Office supplies | Install energy-saving multisocket on Wii consoles | DEA |
196 kWh | Office supplies | Install energy-saving multisocket on Xbox 360 consoles | DEA |
32 kWh | Office supplies | Install energy-saving multisocket on Gamecube consoles | DEA |
315 kWh | Office supplies | Exchange 1 desktop and 1 average thick screen with an energy-efficient laptop | Consumption |
33 kWh | Cooking | Exchange a traditional electric stove (when obsolete) to an induction stove | DEA |
29 kWh | Cooking | Exchange a ceramic stove (when obsolete) to an induction stove | DEA |
28 kWh | Cooking | Exchange a traditional electric stove (when obsolete) to an "A" rated electric stove | DEA |
32 liters of petrol | Transport | Bike instead of drive, every 5th time | Consumption |
24 liters of diesel | Transport | Bike instead of drive, every 5th time | Consumption |
7.3 m3 | Water | Fix a slowly dripping leak on a tap or WC | Consumption |
37 m3 | Water | Fix a quickly-dripping leak on a tap or WC | Consumption |
140 m3 | Water | Fix a flowing leak on a tap or WC | Consumption |
6 m3 | Water | Exchange a normal showerhead with a water-saving showerhead | Consumption |
1.8 m3 | Water | Shower for 1 minute less (with water-shaving showerhead) | Consumption |
0.8 m3 | Water | Use a water-saving showerhead instead of a bath every 10th time | Consumption |
70 liters/day | Water | Fix a hole in a waterhose the size of a pinprick | Consumption |
5.4 m3 | Water | Exchange a normal showerhead with a watersaving showerhead | Consumption |
99 kWh | Heater | Exchange from manual to thermostat valves, pr. piece | DEA |
790 kWh | Heater | Automated valve exchanged with weather-compensating motorised valve, pr. piece | DEA |
150 kWh | Heater | Insulating piping from bad to average, pr. meter | DEA |
175 kWh | Heater | Insulating piping from bad to good, pr. meter | DEA |
25 kWh | Heater | Insulating piping from bad to good, pr. meter | DEA |
420 kWh | Heater | Annual servicecheck on oil furnace | DEA |
625 kWh | Heater | Biannual servicecheck on oil furnace | DEA |
181 kWh | Heater | Regular servicing of district heating | DEA |
362 kWh | Heater | One-off servicing of district heating | DEA |
118 kWh | Home appliances | Exchanging worn-out dishwasher with new "A"-rated dishwasher, single family home | DEA |
96 kWh | Home appliances | Exchanging worn-out dishwasher with new "A"-rated dishwasher, apartment | DEA |
79 kWh | Home appliances | Exchanging worn-out washing machine with new "A"-rated washing machine, single family home | DEA |
57 kWh | Home appliances | Exchanging worn-out washing machine with new "A"-rated washing machine, apartment | DEA |
479 kWh | Home appliances | Exchanging worn-out tumble dryer with new "A"-rated tumble dryer, single family home | DEA |
314 kWh | Home appliances | Exchanging worn-out tumble dryer with new "A"-rated tumble dryer, apartment | DEA |
37 kWh | Home appliances | Substitute 90 degree wash with 60 degree wash, old washing machine, single family home | Consumption |
30 kWh | Home appliances | Substitute 90 degree wash with 60 degree wash, old washing machine, apartment | Consumption |
48 kWh | Home appliances | Substitute 60 degree wash with 40 degree wash, old washing machine, single family home | Consumption |
34 kWh | Home appliances | Substitute 60 degree wash with 40 degree wash, old washing machine, apartment | Consumption |
412 kWh | Home appliances | Substitute clothesline for tumbler half the time, old tumbler, single family home | Consumption |
270 kWh | Home appliances | Substitute clothesline for tumbler half the time, old tumbler, apartment | Consumption |
28 kWh | Home appliances | Fill the washing machine fully and save every 4th wash, old washing machine, single family home | Consumption |
21 kWh | Home appliances | Fill the washing machine fully and save every 4th wash, old washing machine, apartment | Consumption |