Smart heating solutions can save as much as R2,000 this winter.
With electricity, gas and other fuels inflation reaching 9.4% in May and fuel inflation surging 28.7% year-on-year, many households are facing a familiar winter dilemma: how to stay warm without sending monthly bills soaring.
This comes as the consumer price index accelerated to 4.5% in May, approaching its highest level in almost 22 months as fuel, transport and energy costs continued to place pressure on household budgets.
Saving electricity during the cold months, however, is less down to selecting an appliance that sucks up more power and more either moving to a warmer part of the country or implementing changes so that energy is used more efficiently.
Yet calculations based on common household heating habits suggest many families could save between R800 and R2,000 a month by focusing on the biggest energy consumers in their homes rather than simply switching heaters.
