A tumble-dryer cycle: carbon footprint
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🌀Carbon footprintA tumble-dryer cycle
0.52kg CO₂e
~2.5 kWh
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A tumble-dryer cycle comes in at about 0.52 kg CO₂e (~2.5 kWh).
Of the 7 home-energy actions Carbonle tracks, A tumble-dryer cycle sits at #4 from the lightest — mid-pack.
Most home energy is heat. One winter of heating dwarfs a year of small appliances.
About 0.52 kg CO₂e — ~2.5 kWh.
Compare with
Figures from DEFRA 2024: UK electricity 0.207 kg/kWh × 2.5 kWh, licensed OGL v3.0.
How we get these numbers: Methodology.