Extreme cold and a lack of wind cause electricity prices to skyrocket.
The electricity price expert explained how you can avoid shockingly high prices while also avoiding freezing.
– Avoid the most expensive hours, says Daniel Lindén, electricity price expert and founder of the electricity company Tibber.
A relatively unique weather phenomenon is currently taking place in Sweden. It is called an ice day and means that the temperature is below zero throughout the country.
The lack of wind combined with the cold causes the price of electricity to reach unusually high levels. To avoid a shock when the electricity bill arrives, you should plan your electricity use, says Daniel Lindén.
The electricity price varies greatly during the day. In essence, you can say that electricity is cheapest during the evening and night.
– Many people have an electric car and then you should charge it during the night, when the electricity price is at its lowest. Then you can save up to SEK 150 per time, says the expert.
Shower in the evening
Taking a long, hot shower after a cold day can be tempting, but it can also be expensive. Therefore, you should take care to shower in the evening or at night. If you cannot adjust your showering to when the price is at its lowest, you can try to shower shorter than usual.
A ten-minute shower at 5 pm costs approximately SEK 32. If you instead shower around 9 p.m. in the evening, the bill lands at around seven kroner, says Lindén
– It is better to shower before you go to bed instead of when you get home from work, he says.
Biggest electricity thief
In general, it can be said that the thing that uses the most electricity in the home is the heating. Household appliances draw relatively little electricity in comparison, says Lindén.
– If you have electric underfloor heating and towel dryers, you should turn them off during the most expensive hours.
Doesn’t it feel tempting to turn off the heat when it’s so cold?
– No, but you have to remember that it doesn’t get cold right away and it depends on how well insulated your home is. Normally, a home can survive for several hours without heating and at the same time maintain almost the same indoor temperature.