| Estimated Monthly Cost of Electrical Appliances |
| Appliance |
Watts |
kWh |
Cost |
| Comfort Conditioning |
| Air Conditioner |
1350 |
300 |
$ 19.20 |
| Central Air Conditioner |
*** |
*** |
*** |
| 2 Ton |
*** |
1450 |
$ 92.80 |
| 3 Ton |
*** |
2100 |
$ 134.40 |
| 4 Ton |
*** |
2750 |
$ 176.00 |
| Electric Blanket |
177 |
*** |
.01/hr |
| Water Bed |
350-500 |
*** |
Varies |
| Dehumidifier |
390 |
*** |
.03/hr |
| Whole House Fan |
370 |
*** |
.03/hr |
| Box Fan |
200 |
*** |
.01/hr |
| Heater-Portable |
1500 |
*** |
.11/hr |
| Heating Pad |
65 |
*** |
.01/2 hrs |
| Humidifier-Tabletop |
177 |
*** |
.01/hr |
| Vaporizer |
480 |
*** |
.03/hr |
| Electric Furnace 10 KW |
10000 |
2000-2500 |
$ 160.00 |
| Electric Furnace 15 KW |
15000 |
3500-4000 |
$ 256.00 |
| Electric Furnace 20 KW |
20000 |
4500-5000 |
$ 320.00 |
| Electric Furnace 25 KW |
25000 |
5500-6000 |
$ 384.00 |
| Food Preservation |
| Food Freezer – Manual Defrost |
| 14 cu.ft. |
695 |
*** |
.24/day |
| 18 cu.ft. |
580 |
*** |
.29/day |
| 20 cu.ft. |
600 |
*** |
.32/day |
| 24 cu.ft. |
640 |
*** |
.37/day |
| Food Freezer – Frostless |
| 14 cu.ft. |
695 |
*** |
.39/day |
| 18 cu.ft. |
750 |
*** |
.41/day |
| 20 cu.ft. |
790 |
*** |
.43/day |
| 24 cu.ft. |
845 |
*** |
.45/day |
| Refrigerator/Freezer – Manual Defrost |
| 14 cu.ft. |
585 |
*** |
.20/day |
| 18 cu.ft. |
630 |
*** |
.27/day |
| 20 cu.ft. |
650 |
*** |
.28/day |
| Refrigerator/Freezer – Frostless |
| 14 cu.ft. |
670 |
*** |
.32/day |
| 18 cu.ft. |
720 |
*** |
.37/day |
| 20 cu.ft. |
720 |
*** |
.40/day |
| 24 cu.ft. |
810 |
*** |
.45/day |
| Health Beauty |
| Blowdryer |
1200 |
*** |
.02/15 min |
| Hair Rollers |
350 |
*** |
.01/30 min |
| Heat Lamp – Infrared |
250 |
*** |
.02/hr |
| Razor – Electric |
14 |
*** |
.03/year |
| Curling Iron |
30 |
*** |
.19/year |
| Home Entertainment |
| Television |
110 |
*** |
.04/day |
| VCR |
25 |
*** |
.01/6 hrs |
| Stereo |
16 |
*** |
.01/10 hrs |
| CD Player |
10 |
*** |
.01/15 hrs |
| Video Game Units |
17 |
*** |
.01/10 hrs |
| DSS Satelllite Receiver |
24 |
*** |
.01/8 hrs |
| Housewares |
| Wall Clock |
4 |
*** |
.05/month |
| Sewing Machine |
175 |
*** |
.01/hr |
| Vacuum Cleaner |
1300 |
*** |
.09/hr |
| Central Vacuum |
1440 |
*** |
.10/hr |
| Laundry |
| Clothes Dryer |
5500 |
*** |
.27/load |
| Iron |
1008 |
*** |
.07/hr |
| Washing Machine |
512 |
*** |
.02/load |
| Water Heater |
4500 |
*** |
.945/day |
| Kitchen Appliances |
| Blender |
386 |
*** |
.03/hr |
| Broiler – Portable |
1436 |
*** |
.10/hr |
| Can Opener |
100 |
*** |
.01/hr |
| Carving Knife |
92 |
*** |
.01/hr |
| Coffee Maker |
894 |
*** |
.01/pot |
| Popcorn Popper |
575 |
*** |
.04/hr |
| Deep Fryer |
1448 |
*** |
.11/hr |
| Dishwasher |
1201 |
*** |
.07/load |
| Garbage Disposal |
700 |
*** |
.01/day |
| Frying Pan |
1196 |
*** |
.08/day |
| Hot Plate |
1257 |
*** |
.09/day |
| Microwave Oven |
1450 |
*** |
.11/hr |
| Mixer |
127 |
*** |
.01/hr |
| Range w/Oven |
12000 |
*** |
.22/day |
| Range w/Self-Cleaning Oven |
13700 |
*** |
.23/day |
| Oven (Cleaning Cycle) |
*** |
*** |
.35/cycle |
| Roaster |
1333 |
*** |
.09/hr |
| Electric Grill |
1580 |
*** |
.11/hr |
| Toaster |
1146 |
*** |
.01/4 servings |
| Trash Compactor |
800 |
*** |
.01/load |
| Waffle Iron |
1116 |
*** |
.01/3 waffles |
| Electric Smoker |
1500 |
*** |
.11/hr |
| Bread Maker |
675 |
*** |
.05/hr |
| Miscellaneous |
| Garage Door Opener |
800 |
*** |
.63/month |
| Garden Tools |
| Edger |
190 |
*** |
.01/hr |
| Hedge Trimmer |
265 |
*** |
.02/hr |
| Lawnmower Cordless (Charge Only) |
40 |
*** |
.07/day |
| Lawnmower – Electric |
561 |
*** |
.04/hr |
| Weed Eater |
300 |
*** |
.02/hr |
| Home Office |
| Computer |
450 |
*** |
.03/hr |
| Fax Machine |
105 |
*** |
.01/hr |
| Laser Printer |
350 |
*** |
.02/hr |
| Ink Jet Printer |
150 |
*** |
.01/hr |
| KW = 1000 Watts |
| Use 1000 Watts one hour = 1 kWh on Meter |
| All computations based on a 7 cents per kilowatt hour electric rate. Estimated |
| kWhs are based on average estimated consumption of electric home appliances. |
| Computations based on local data or information provided by the Electrical |
| Energy Association. |
