Energy bills are set to rise by whopping 54% from April after the new price cap was confirmed.
Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis branded the increase as "sickening" as the average bill rise by £693 due to the surging price of wholesale gas.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced households in England, Scotland and Wales will get a flat £200 bill-credit loan to ease the financial burden on millions of people across the UK.
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Energy customers will be searching for alternative ways to keep bills down amid surging prices.
However, some appliances use more energy than others and the sustainability lead of Utilita warned items on standby can drive up the cost of bills.
Archie Lasseter said: "Standby mode is a real energy drainer – some items use the same amount of energy as when they’re switched on.
“In each home, leaving just one TV on standby can waste up to £16 of electricity a year, which is a staggering £432 million for all UK households.”
We have rounded up seven of the most costly appliances to leave on standby.
TV
A TV only uses around 40 watts when it is switched on, but still uses 10 just by being on standby.
That adds up to £16.24 every year.
Xbox and Playstation
Utilita says a PlayStation costs 2.41p for every single hour you play it, while an Xbox is 2.22p.
The games consoles - which use up between 120 and 130 watts when used - use 10 watts just on standby.
This costs people another £16.24 per year for each console.
Printer
Printers take up four watts just on standby and add £6.50 to your bill every year.
Laptop
Utlilita estimates that laptops use around 75 watts of energy to run, around £6.95 every five years.
Like the baby monitor, laptops use around three watts of energy when idle in standby mode, costing another £4.87 a year.
Baby monitor
Baby monitors can add £4.87 to your bill every year, using up 15 watts of energy when in use and three when on standby.
Kettles
Leaving your kettle on standby will add £4.87 to your bills every year.
Similarly, a microwave will use £1.62 when not doing anything.
Phone charger
Switch off your charger when you are not using it, as it still uses energy.
Try to charge your phone during the day as it uses more energy to leave it on overnight when you're not watching for it to reach 100%.
Leaving your charger plugged in can cost you an extra 32p a year
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