eControl Savings
Crunching the numbers
The last few years have seen spiralling energy prices. Many of our customers are looking for new ways of running their Agas to suit these changing times, keeping the look and feel of a traditional Aga while being kinder on the pocket. With the strain on all of our finances at present, transparency and detailed data is becoming more important than ever. So what are the potential savings to be enjoyed?
Here’s how much it costs every week to run traditional Agas based on October 2024 prices:
| Model Type | 2 Oven | 3 Oven | 4 Oven | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumption | Cost Per Week | Consumption | Cost Per Week | Consumption | Cost Per Week | |
| 13Amp Electric | 220 kWh | £53.90 | 240 kWh | £58.80 | 270 kWh | £66.15 |
| Natural Gas | 425 kWh | £26.52 | 425 kWh | £26.52 | 527 kWh | £32.88 |
| Natural Gas with Boiler | 637.5 kWh | £39.78 | 637.5 kWh | £39.78 | 790.5 kWh | £49.33 |
| Oil | 40 litres | £24.00 | n/a | n/a | 51 litres | £30.60 |
| Oil with Boiler | 60 litres | £36.00 | n/a | n/a | 76.5 litres | £45.90 |
Now compare to the weekly costs of eControl Agas:
| Model Type | 2 Oven | 3 Oven | 4 Oven | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumption | Cost Per Week | Consumption | Cost Per Week | kWh | Cost Per Week | |
| eControl Series X eco setting | 36.96 kWh | £9.06 | Data not yet available | 80.64 kWh | £19.76 | |
| eControl Series X full setting | 80.64 kWh | £19.76 | Data not yet available | 124.32 kWh | £30.46 | |
Based on the October 2024 price cap of 24.5p/kWh
how do these costings look for the whole year?
Gas (at an estimated 22100 kwh per year) = £1379.04
Oil (at an estimated 2080 litres per year) = £1248
13Amp (at an estimated 11440 kwh per year)= £2802.80
eControl (at an estimated 2028.69 kWh per year)= £497.03
So is converting my Aga to eControl a worthwhile investment?
The short answer is yes!
Converting a Gas 2 oven Aga will save you £882.01 a year.
Converting an Oil 2 oven Aga will save you £750.97 a year.
Converting a 13amp 2 oven Aga will save you £2305.77 a year.
The price of an eControl is from £3800. With the huge savings in your energy consumption, this cost is soon paid back.*
Payback time on conversion for Aga running on natural gas = 225 weeks
Payback time on conversion for Aga running on oil = 264 weeks
Payback time on conversion for Aga running on 13Amp electric = 86 weeks
*Our payback times have been calculated on what we see as typical eControl use for a 2 oven Aga. This consists of turning on only for use with a wifi timer for 4 months of the year (May- August) at 29.41 kWh, running in eco for 4 months of the year (March, April, September and October) at 640.64 kWh, and running on normal for 4 months of the year (November – February) at 990.08 kWh. We have also allocated 1 hours hob use per day at a total of 105.56 kWh. Payback times can be further reduced with increased use of wifi timers and eco function. Prices have been calculated using the October price cap of £0.245 kw/h.
Explore our more pages:
What is eControl? • What we love about eControl! • Instaheat for eControl • Controllable Agas and their energy usage • How to save money on your converted Electrickit or eControl Aga • Visit our working eControl • Venting Options
