What Does It Mean; See What You're Using; What Is A Kwh - Geo Trio User Manual

What does it mean?

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What does it mean?

See what you're using

Your Trio Display makes your electricity and gas consumption visible, taking
the guesswork out of understanding how much your home uses - both
right now and historically.

What is a kWh?

Electrical and gas energy consumption is measured in kWh (kilowatt hours)
- traditionally known as 'units'.As items within the home consume energy
during the day, the kWh total increases.
A kW (or kilowatt) is the rate at which energy is being consumed, so using
1.5kW for 1 hour would result in 1.5kWh of energy consumed.
It's about now ...
In the same way your car shows how fast your car is travelling, the electricity
speedometer on the left of the Home screen shows how much electricity
your home is consuming now. Similarly, the flame shows you how much
gas has been consumed within the past 30 minutes.
The electricity speedometer is updated every few seconds and the gas
flame every 30 minutes. To make it even easier to understand the hourly
rates of consumption can show the rate of consumption in cost (£) and
energy or power (kW).
For example, if the Display says £0.15 for the rate of electricity consumption,
then this means that if the rate remained the same it would cost 15p for
the next hour.
Less is more
The lower the hourly rate of consumption, the less it will cost and
the more you can save. A typical medium sized house will use
approximately 3100 kilowatt hours of electricity per year*, or approximately
5p per hour.
1 Watt of electricity running 24 hours a day costs around £1.30 a year.
Therefore at bedtime, if your Display is showing approximately 200 Watts,
this will cost approximately £260 a year. This is approximately 40% of
average electricity bill. Reducing this by 70W, would save over £90.
The gas flame should be off when your boiler and cooker have not been
used for 30 minutes.
*Source: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/gas/retail-market/monitoringdata-and-statistics/typical-
domestic-consumption-values
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