The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) has just released estimates that a household that moves over to an electric car and uses energy savings equipment could save more than £1,600 a year over another that uses gas and a fossil-fuelled car.
This goes to prove that systems to improve your energy efficiency can start paying for themselves in very short order.
ECIU Estimates
With inflation and energy price hikes, a household using an electric car and with better insulation saved an average of £1,000 a year over that of one that uses a fossil-fuelled car and gas or oil
central heating, as against £620 in 2021. With the prices of petrol, diesel and natural gas set to increase significantly this coming year, that figure is set to grow.
Natural gas prices
Natural gas prices have gone up 97% in the last year, while petrol has gone up 30%
Natural gas prices have gone up 97% in the last year, while petrol has gone up 30%. Neither fuel is set to see a fall in the near term so there is real impetus for homes to go over to electric cars and to use heat pumps to heat their homes.
The ECIU found that an EV was £780 cheaper a year to run in May 2022 over a petrol vehicle - and £980 by the end of June this year. By this time next year, the combined savings could hit £1,600 a year over not switching over.
ZPN Energy’s Take
ZPN Energy has the resources to help a household save money by switching away from fossil fuels. The Home Energy Management System (HEMS) can be retrofitted to older homes or built into new builds.
A computer system manages solar energy generation and stores excess energy into a large home battery (up to 150kWh). The HEMS is connected to a rapid car charger and can deliver up to 50kW of power to the EV as and when one needs it.
HEMS works with heat pumps and solar energy
The HEMS can work with heat pumps as well as solar energy. While until recently such systems were a bit of a luxury, given the rocketing prices of gas and petrol it makes sense to install such systems as there is no reason to believe that such prices fall can be seen in the near term.
As such, an investment could well pay for itself in around seven years, by which time energy prices will be astronomical!
