With the cost of living continue to rise, many are searching for ways to save some cash especially when it comes to keeping their household bills down.
Despite the recent energy bill price guarantee coming into effect, many households will still see their energy bills rise as the £2,500 figure that kicked in on October 1 is still higher than the current price cap, which is £1,971.
One way to help save money on your energy bill is to ensure all 'vampire appliances' are switched off, as these could be adding hundreds of pounds to your bill each year.
According to British Gas, up to 23% of British homes' energy use could come from vampire appliances.
Vampire appliances are devices which are left on standby instead of being switched off. This means they continue to use energy even when they're not in use.
Also known as remote-ready appliances, these devices remain on standby ready to receive orders to switch on when needed. They tend to have a standby or 'sleep mode' option and only require one button to wake them back up.
Despite not being in use, when these devices are in standby mode they are still using an electric current while plugged in as they perform updates, record data and connect to remote servers.
Most households have many devices that do this, and while some don't make much difference to energy bills others can add hundreds.
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The five worst vampire appliances include TVs, printers and Sky boxes, which can add over £100 to energy bills per year.
According to the average annual energy bill, a printer left on standby could cost £19.50 per year, while a TV could also add the same amount to your bill.
Leaving a laptop charger turned on could cost £115 and leaving your Sky box on standby could add £142.50 to your annual energy bill.
Leaving a Hi-Fi system on standby could add a whopping £142.50 to your bill, making this one of the worst vampire appliances.
By avoiding using standby mode and opting to unplug appliances or switch them off by the mains, you can help to avoid these appliances adding to your energy bills.
Unplugging chargers once devices are fully charged can help and also using extension leads can enable you to easily switch off all vampire appliances at once.
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