Electricity consumption in households

This picture is from Ecocasa Program, a study developed in Portugal by the environmental organization Quercus that analyzed consumption in 225 portuguese homes and proposed measures for savings.

Electricity consumption in portuguese households

About 24% corresponds to electric appliances destined to preserve food: refrigerator and the freezer. Washing machines (clothes and dishes) accounts for 16%. Illumination for 8% and air conditioning (hot or cold) the air for 9%. Technological appliances and entertainment are responsible for 13%. The rest (30%) is from electrical equipment for water heating and small household appliances.