Oven-ready guide to bills

THREE quarters of us are paying higher bills because we have no idea which electrical appliances use the most energy.

Only a quarter know the oven is the most expensive to use.

And one in seven believe broadband routers consume the most energy, despite them typically costing a mere £16.68 per year.

Research by EDF found Brits use the microwave for 11 minutes a day, at a monthly cost of £1.50.

But the oven, which costs more than 30 times more to run, is typically on for over two hours a day – at a cost of £47.12 a month.

Meanwhile two thirds of us turn on the dishwasher even when it’s not full, despite the appliance costing on average £102 a year.

EDF’s Catherine Fowler, said: “Managing household energy usage is more important than ever at the moment, but it can be hard to make savings without first understanding where your biggest spend is.”