Boil just what you need for your cup of tea.
It's good for the planet and your budget. This small change would save 2.5 million #kWh of electricity a day across the UK, enough to power 112 average homes for a year.
Eight in 10 Brits waste energy by overfilling the kettle when making a cuppa.
As we mark World Earth Day on 22nd April, new research from the UK Tea and Infusions Association reveals that Brits waste £742,000 a year boiling too much water when they make a cup of tea. Out of 1,000 UK tea drinkers quizzed[1], fewer than 1 in 5 boiled the recommended amount of water when making a single mug of tea, with almost half boiling three or more times the water they needed.
While a frugal one in 10 used the hot water for other household tasks, 70% left it to cool down and simply boiled it again for the next cuppa, but a further one in 10 chucked the water away.
Around 100 million cuppas are drunk daily by thirsty Brits and experts[2] have calculated that it wastes a whopping 2,649,792 kWh of electricity to boil the extra water when we overfill the kettle. With energy costs soaring in 2022, this could add 742,000 a year to the nation’s bills
