Newer devices sold in the EU are relatively energy efficient. A typical fridge-freezer combo uses 150kWh.
That would be a small <150L E class fridge, kept at 21C (with an air conditioner during the summer)
Fridge efficiency has not increased much in the last decades (LG infamously had an efficient but horrendously unreliable 'linear compressor') - the only part that can increase efficiency is the time(s) it gets opened and how good seals the fridge has, and ambient temperature. Also smaller compressor by design cannot be super efficient.
The newer devices part doesn't affect fridges all that much - vacuum cleaners have been limited, lightning requires LEDs (effectively) - which comes w/ its own issue of retrofitting, TVs (also relying on LEDs for backlight or OLED directly), power factor correction (for 75+W) and what not. Direct drive (brushless DC) and low temp washing for washing machines. Yet, there is no recent groundbreaking technology, it's just that the EU changed the efficiency labeling to prevent massive A+++ stuff.
https://www.otto.de/p/samsung-kuehl-gefrierkombination-bespo...
273l fridge plus 114l freezer, modeled power draw 134kWh. This is a premium product, a less expensive model (similar capacity) takes 166kWh.
https://www.otto.de/p/samsung-kuehl-gefrierkombination-rl36t...
Either way, I wanted to know what the actual power draw of those signs is, and since it was given in multiples of a (German) single household, well, that's probably about the number they are working with.
This often only applies to heating the rooms. Boiling/heating water for cleaning dishes and bathing is often done via electricity in a boiler.
Waschmaschine and Dryer are almost on a daily basis used (the dryer is used less during hot season)
If you tend to buy energetic-efficient devices, your power bill is lower, in front of higher costs for the equipment.
And how do you achieve this? What is your energy source for heating?
Besides, in Germany we don’t say “Car charging”, we say “eat healthy and ride your bike”.
'eat healthy and ride your bike' my ass
For one of the richest countries with one of the biggest car industries being only 25th is a great achievement in mobility. Yes, we could do better, but just compare it to the default country (#7 in car ownership, #2 if you exclude microstates).
>obesity rates above average than EU
47th in the global ranking, after Iceland. And USA is right after Oceania. It depends on the perspective.
Among the EU, Germans rank 6th on car ownership per capita (2020 data).
Going these together, and it shows within the EU, Germans are the on the top of km per capita and not 'we drive less than others' (except maybe the US)
Your reply to someone asking about charging their EV(thus need to drive) was that in Germany that isn't a problem because there you eat healthy and cycle, which is a lie (you drive more than most/all of the EU). (as per cycling data, DE is 7th on daily usage of bikes in the EU, but couldn't find any data regarding number of kilometres though)
The only East European country that can possible change the stats would be Poland (but personally I don't believe that) - the rest are just too small.
Also would not brag about public transport, - most of your rich neighbours do better.
Chain smoker laughing at a lung patient.
Of course, geothermal pumps are still a better option than most.
I have a fridge and my water is heated with electricity, I still end up at ~1500kwh per year, while working from home everyday.
Electric heating and cooling is extremely inefficient and barely used in Europe.
this is extremely, extremely low. No heating, no cooling, no hot water, no car charging. A fridge alone tends to be over 400KW/h.
Edit: polycaster listed close to 5kWh/year for 3+ household. 1person being 2k. So, extremely low estimate.