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Kettles

Kettles are one of the most used appliances in the kitchen with the average family brewing up around 4 times a day and a total of 1500 times per year.

How they work

Energy Saving Recommended kettles or instantaneous water heaters have to meet strict testing, ensuring that they demonstrate a 20% reduction in energy consumption over that consumed by an average kettle.

The savings

An Energy Saving Recommended kettle will use approximately 20% less electricity than an ordinary kettle.

As well as this- If everyone boiled only the water they needed to make a cup of tea instead of filling the kettle every time, we could save enough electricity in a year to power the UK's street lights for nearly 7 months. This is the equivalent of the electricity used by 300,000 households for a year or output of a typical power station for nearly 5 months.

How the savings add up

If every household in the UK used an Energy Saving Recommended kettle, we would save around £100 million of electricity a year.

This is enough electricity to power over 200,000 homes for a year and enough CO2 to fill Big Ben tower more than 50,000 times.

Look for the logo

Always look for the Energy Saving Recommended logo before you purchase your kettle or instantaneous water heater. It's your guarantee that these products are the most energy efficient in their category will cost less to run and help prevent climate change.

Find Energy Saving Recommended kettles

Always look for the Energy Saving Recommended logo

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