Is your habit boosting your bills?

As the weather continues to heat up around the country, it’s been revealed that two-thirds of Australians are guilty of leaving the air-con on while they’re out of the house, just to keep it cool. And the bill-boosting habits continues once they get home – running the air-con while doors and windows are left open, according to new research from Mozo.com.au

The energy plan comparison site estimated the potential cost of each bad habit in the nationally representative survey, finding the total national cost could be as high as $2.5 billion over the summer, with the most money being drained by leaving the AC on overnight in order to sleep under a doona.  

The cost of Australia’s bad air-conditioning habits this summer

Bad habit

% guilty of habit

Estimated time AC is on for habit

Potential cost to individual*

Potential national cost**

Leaving air-conditioning on when you go out so your home is cool when you return

42%

2 hours per day, 7 days per week

$67

$410 million

Leaving air-conditioning on overnight so you can sleep under a doona

29%

8 hours per day, 7 days per week

$269

$1.134 billion

Leaving air-conditioning on for your pet while you are out

26%

9 hours per day, 5 days per week

$216

$712 million

Leaving air-conditioning on to cool the kitchen while you use the oven

22%

2 hour per day, 5 days per week

$48

$152 million

Leaving air-conditioning on while the doors or windows are open

12%

3 hours per day, 2 days per week

$29

$50 million

Leaving air-conditioning on to dry laundry

7%

4 hours per day, 3 days per week

$58

$57 million

Total:     

1716 hours (over 12 weeks)

$686

$2.516 billion

Source: Mozo.com.au *Based on estimated hours of use per week of a 1900 watt split system air conditioning unit over 12 weeks of summer. **Estimated based on number of survey respondents with air-conditioning in their home who said they do the habit.

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