Worried about the impact of huge energy hikes on your Care Home? Discover how to make massive cost savings with Nilaqua.
Care providers have faced a staggering 683% increase in energy costs over the previous 12 months.
For gas and electricity that would have cost £660 per bed per annum this time last year, now would cost an astonishing £5,166.
Reference: Care home bemoan ‘staggering’ 683% energy bill hike in only 12 months
Using the figure above to calculate the energy cost of heating water and we apply that to last April’s average cost for a 10 minute shower of 50.4p, the cost will increase to £3.95 for just one 10 minute shower per service user. A care home with 20 Service Users showering just 3 times a week each will increase from £30.24 per week to £237.00 per week!
If a care provider chooses to remain on a variable rate for electricity and is not under contract, they can only benefit from a maximum of 40p for electricity over the 21.1p cap (up to 61.1p per kWh). This means that if energy increases abover 61.1p per kWh for electricity, the difference between the wholesale price and 61.1p will fall on the provider to fund, the same rule applies to gas.
In April 2022 the commercial cost of a 10 min electric shower cost an average 50.40p using 1.80kWh (a power shower can use 3 times more electricity and up to 150L of water).
With the increase in commercial energy the cost increases to £3.95 per shower.
*NB. You can double these figures if they average 6 showers a week each!
Nilaqua has ZERO energy costs
Nilaqua can save up to £1,067/annum for a 20 bed care home in water savings alone
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