What is one unit?

By becoming energy aware at home, you can save money and help combat climate change. The first step to saving energy is knowing how much you use in the first place.

How we measure electricity

Identifying which appliances use the most electricity in your home means that you can control the amount you spend on electricity. As a guide, the diagram below shows how long you can use various appliances for the price of one unit of electricity.

To help you estimate how much your home electricity appliances cost to run, take a look at our Appliance Calculator on www.esb.ie/appliancecalculator.

What can one unit costing 16.00c buy you?

How much is it costing me?

Try our energy appliance calculator to work out how much money your household appliances use - and find out ways you could save.