Here's a table showing what it costs to run common household appliances. Costs are based on 17.2 cents per kilowatt-hour electric rate. To see my blog on electricity costs for appliances, click here. Let me know by entering a comment below if you'd like to see what it costs to operate other items.
|
Device |
Watts |
Day |
Week |
Month |
|
Appliances |
|
|
|
|
|
Refrigerator: 16 Cubic Feet |
138 |
43 cts |
$3.06 |
$13.12 |
|
Air Conditioner: 6500 Btu |
390 |
44 cts |
$3.09 |
$13.24 |
|
Coffee Maker 1 |
835 |
1 ct |
7 cts |
31 cts |
|
Slow Cooker: 8 hours |
300 |
20 cts |
$1.40 |
$6.00 |
|
Washing Machine: Agitation2 |
450 |
2 cts |
14 cts |
62 cts |
|
Washing Machine: Front load HE2 |
225 |
1 ct |
7 cts |
32 cts |
|
Gas Clothes Dryer: 40 min. load |
|
25 cts |
$1.76 |
$7.55 |
|
Electric Dryer: 40 min. load |
5000 |
57 cts |
$3.96 |
$16.98 |
|
Vacuum Cleaner: 4 rooms9 |
1260 |
7 cts |
|
28 cts |
|
Hair dryer: 6 min. a day |
1320 |
2 cts |
14 cts |
56 cts |
|
Oil filled radiator: 8 hours |
1500 |
44 cts |
$3.09 |
$13.24 |
|
Lighting |
|
|
|
|
|
60-Watt Light Bulb |
55 |
22 cts |
$1.56 |
$6.81 |
|
60-Watt Light Bulb3 |
57 |
19 cts |
$1.41 |
$6.19 |
|
Fluorescent Bulb4 |
14 |
5 cts |
37cts |
$1.60 |
|
High-Intensity Light |
26 |
10 cts |
72 cts |
$3.21 |
|
Christmas Lights |
|
|
|
|
|
LED Mini-140 lights7 |
7.2 |
1 ct |
7 cts |
28 cts |
|
Mini-150 per string8 |
57 |
7.6 cts |
54 cts |
$2.15 |
|
Medium-25 per string8 |
112 |
14 cts |
$1 |
$4 |
|
Window candles-each8 |
5 |
0.7 cts |
4.6 cts |
18 cts |
|
Television |
|
|
|
|
|
25-Inch Tube TV5 |
80 |
28 cts |
$2.02 |
$8.60 |
|
Home Theater/DVD |
48 |
19 cts |
$1.38 |
$5.94 |
|
Computers |
|
|
|
|
|
Modem & router always on. |
14 |
5 cts |
40 cts |
$1.73 |
|
Laptop Workstation: MacBook, light and printer turned on. |
70 |
27 cts |
$1.93 |
$8.42 |
|
Laptop Workstation: MacBook turned off, charger plugged in. |
1 |
-- |
2 cts |
12 cts |
|
Full Desktop Computer6 |
75 |
31 cts |
$2.22 |
$9.53 |
2 One load per day. HE refers to front loading high efficiency
3 Different bulbs have different ratings.
4 Equivalent to 60-watt incandescent bulb.
5 Twenty-four hours a day of operation
6 iMac computer, printer, external hard drive,
modem, router.
7 2 strings of 70 lights each for 8 hours.
8 Burning 8 hours a day.
9 Based on usage once a week.
how much to run a112 volt night light 24\7
Posted by: Debbie | February 06, 2012 at 05:47 PM
Yes, its very useful to see the exact data of the appliances consumption because can help to understand our mistakes.
Posted by: Washer and Dryer Reviews | January 27, 2012 at 11:51 AM
Hi Daniel: The per-hour cost is between 4 cents and 5 cents for a 60-watt light bulb. That doesn't sound like much, but on a monthly basis that's more than $6 a bulb if left on for most of the day. Multiply that times three bulbs and you start to see a significant impact on your monthly bill. It's time to tell family members: Turn Those Lights Out!
Posted by: Janet | December 12, 2011 at 09:29 PM
How long would you burn those bulbs for? I want to know how much it costs PER HOUR... people in my house love to burn light bulbs, not taking into account their cost -- as if it were free.
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How much would it cost for a family of 8 adults and 1 infant to run a washer and dryer for one month.
Posted by: Francis Reeves | December 18, 2010 at 10:33 AM