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Appliance Wattage

Appliance Consumption Estimate
Cost per kilowatt-hour (kWh): $0.0908

Appliance Type Wattage Annual Hours Annual kWh Annual Cost Monthly Cost
Air Conditioner (Window 120 Volt) 1566 887 1389 $126.12 $10.51
Blanket (Electric) 190 774 147 $13.35 $1.11
Block Heater (Car) 500 1200 600 $54.48 $4.54
Block Heater (Large Equipment) 2000 1200 2400 $217.92 $18.16
Broiler 1500 67 100 $9.08 $0.76
Carving Knife 92 87 8 $0.73 $0.06
Clock 2 8790 18 $1.63 $0.14
Clothes Dryer 5000 199 993 $90.16 $7.51
Coffee Maker (10 cup) 850 125 106 $9.62 $0.80
Computer Processor/Monitor/Printer 998 729 728 $66.10 $5.51
Cooker (Egg) 516 27 14 $1.27 $0.11
Deep Fat Fryer 1500 55 83 $7.54 $0.63
Dehumidifier 257 1467 377 $34.23 $2.85
Dishwasher 1300 279 363 $32.96 $2.75
Electrostatic Cleaner 60 4383 263 $23.88 $1.99
Fan (Attic) 370 786 291 $26.42 $2.20
Fan (Circulating) 88 489 43 $3.90 $0.33
Fan (Furnace) 292 1349 394 $35.78 $2.98
Fan (Roll-About) 171 807 138 $12.53 $1.04
Fan (Window) 200 850 170 $15.44 $1.29
Floor Polisher 305 49 15 $1.36 $0.11
Food Blender 400 38 15 $1.36 $0.11
Food Freezer (15 cubic feet) 341 3504 1195 $108.51 $9.04
Food Freezer (frostless 15 cubic feet) 440 4002 1761 $159.90 $13.32
Food Mixer 127 102 13 $1.18 $0.10
Food Waste Disposal 445 67 30 $2.72 $0.23
Forced Air Furnace (15 kW) 15000 720 10800 $980.64 $81.72
Frying Pan (Electric) 1196 156 186 $16.89 $1.41
Grill (Sandwich) 1161  28 33 $3.00 $0.25
Hair Dryer 1250 12 15 $1.36 $0.11
Heat Lamp (Infra-red) 250 52 13 $1.18 $0.10
Heat Pump 5280 1440 7603 $690.35 $57.53
Heater (Portable) 1500 1080 1620 $147.10 $12.26
Heater (10 foot baseboard 240 Volt) 2500 1080 2700 $245.16 $20.43
Heater (Water trough) 1500 1080 1620 $147.10 $12.26
Heater (Radiant) 1322 133 176 $15.98 $1.33
Heating Pad 65 154 10 $0.91 $0.08
Hot Plate 1257 72 90 $8.17 $0.68
Humidifier 117 1393 163 $14.80 $1.23
Iron (Hand) 1250 115 144 $13.08 $1.09
Lighting (Incandescent bulb 75 watts) 75 2,190 164 $14.91 $1.24
Lighting (4 foot fluorescent tube 40 watts) 58 2,190 127 $11.53 $0.96­­
Appliance Type Wattage Annual Hours Annual kWh Annual Cost Monthly Cost
Lighting (compact fluorescent 13 watts) 19 2,190 42 $3.78 $0.31
Lawn Mower 1500 12 18 $1.63 $0.14
Microwave Oven 1500 365 547 $49.67 $4.14
Oil Burner 266 1541 410 $37.23 $3.10
Radio 25 720 18 $1.63 $0.14
Radio-Phonograph 109 1000 109 $9.90 $0.82
Range (Electric) 12000 98 1175 $106.69 $8.89
Refrigerator (12 cubic feet) 241 3021 728 66. $10 $5.51
Refrigerator (Frostless 12 foot) 321 3791 1217 $110.50 $9.21
Refrigerator-Freezer (14 foot) 335 33947 1137 $103.24 $8.60
Refrigerator-Freezer (14 foot frostless) 615 2974 1829 $166.07 $13.84
Roaster 1333 154 205 $18.61 $1.55
Rotisserie 1500 104 156 $14.16 $1.18
Sewing Machine 75 147 11 $1.00 $0.08
Shaver 14 71 1 $0.09 $0.01
Stereo 90 1089 98 $8.90 $0.74
Sun Lamp 280 57 16 $1.45 $0.12
Television (black and white) 150 2413 362 $32.87 $2.74
Television (color) 210 2533 532 $48.31 $4.03
Toaster 1150 34 39 $3.54 $0.30
Toothbrush (Electric) 7 36 0.25 $0.02 $0.00
Video Cassette Recording/Player 25 1460 36.5 $3.31 $0.28
Vacuum Cleaner 800 53 42 $3.81 $0.32
Waffle Iron 1116 20 22 $2.00 $0.17
Washing Machine (Automatic) 700 147 103 $9.35 $0.78
Heat Tape at 7 watts per foot, average 6 foot tape 42 2143 90 $8.17 $0.68
Water Heater (Quick Recovery) 4474 1075 4811 $436.84 $36.40
Water Pump (1/2 horsepower) 460 502 231 $20.97 $1.75