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Energy Use Chart

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Are you curious about how much it costs to run a particular appliance? If so, take a look at this electrical usage chart to see what the average monthly power consumption of a certain household appliances is. Keep in mind that these are estimates and your particular appliances and usage may vary. Then take the number of kwh times your per kwh price and you should be able to get an idea of what it costs to run that appliance for the month.

Average Monthly kwh Consumption

Appliance

Appliance

kwh

Kitchen  

 

Blender

2

Broiler

8

Coffee maker, percolator type

12

Coffee maker, drip type

12

Crock pot

3

Deep fryer

3

Dishwasher, using drying cycle

35

Dishwasher, no drying cycle

20

Freezer: 

 

- upright manual defrost

155

- upright frost-free

210

- chest type, manual defrost

110

- chest type, frost-free

160

Fry pan

14

Microwave oven

20

Mixer

1

Range, manual clean oven

95

Range, self-clean oven

100

Refrigerator/freezer:

 

- 1-door manual defrost

54

- 2-door manual defrost

98

- 2-door frost free

150

- side-by-side frost-free

180

- energy-efficient, 2-door manual defrost

54

- energy-efficient, 2-door frost-free

84

Roaster

5

Toaster, 2-slice

3

Toaster, 4-slice

4

Toaster oven/broiler

18

Trash Compactor

4

Waffle Iron

2

Waste Disposal

3

Laundry & Cleaning

Laundry & Cleaning  

 

Clothes dryer (5 loads per week)

100

Clothes washer (5 loads per week)

7

Iron

5

Sewing machine

1

Vacuum cleaner

3

Water heating (4 persons)

374

Home Entertainment & Recreation

Home Entertainment & Recreation  

 

Radio (3 hours per day)

9

Radio/phonograph (2 hours per day)

8

Tape player (2 hours per day)

8

Television (4 hours per day):  

 

- black and white/solid state 12"

4

- 14"

7

-19"

9 

 Television (4 hours per day) color, solid state:  

 

 - 14" to 16"

 11

 - 18" to 19"

 13

 - 23" to 25"

 20

Comfort Conditioning: Appliance  

 

 Fans: 

 

 - Attic

 24

 - Furnace, 1/3 horsepower

 30

 - Window, 20"

 18

 Electric blanket

 24

 Humidifier

 14

 Waterbed, 400-watt heater

 85

Comfort Conditioning: Home Heating & Cooling  

 

 Air conditioner:  

 

 - Window, 6,000 Btu/h

 0.8

 - Window, 10,000 Btu/h

 1.3

 - Window, 12,000 Btu/h

 1.6

 - Window, 14,000 Btu/h

 1.9

 - Window, 16,000 Btu/h

 2.1

- Window, 18,000 Btu/h

2.4

 - Window, 20,000 Btu/h

2.7

 - Central, 1½ ton

2.3

 - Central, 2 ton

  3.0

 - Central, 2½ ton

 3.0

 - Central, 3 ton

 4.5

 - Central, 4 ton

 6.0

 - Central, 5 ton

 

 Heat pump (heating or cooling):  

 

 - 2-ton

 3.2

 - 3-ton

4.8

 - 4-ton

 6.4

 - 5-ton

 8.0

 Electric Heating Central furnace:

 

 - 10,250 watts

 10.3

 - 15,350 watts

 15.3

 - 20,490 watts

 20.5

 - 25,670 watts

 25.7

 Electric Heating, individual room, baseboard units: 

 

 - 500 watts

 0.5

 - 1,000 watts

 1.0

 - 1,500 watts

 1.5

 Portable space heaters: 

 

 - 1,000 watts

 1.0

 - 1,500 watts

 1.5

Lighting

Lighting

 

 Indoor (consumption based on fixture being on 2 hours per day):

 

 -1 60-watt bulb fixture

 4

 - 3 60-watt bulb fixture

 11

 - 1 100-watt bulb fixture

 6

 - 2 40-watt fluorescent bulb fixture

 5

 Outdoor (consumption based on fixture being on 8 hours per day):  

 

 - 60-watt pole light

 14

 - 160-watt flood lamp

 36

 Note: Your lighting consumption should be adjusted for the number of fixtures in your home.

Personal Care

Personal Care

 

 Hair dryer (hand held, used 10 minutes per day):

 

 - 250 watts

 3

 - 500 watts

 6

 - 1000 watts

 13

Note: An electric shaver or toothbrush uses less than 1 kilowatt-hour per year.

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