Appliance Usage Chart

Category Item Wattage Usage kWh/Month Cost/Month

Food Preparation

Baby food warmer 165 0.5 hr / day 2.5 $0.19
Blender / Food Processor / Slicer 250 2 hr / mo. 0.5 $0.04
  Can opener 100 2 hr / mo. 0.2 $0.02
  Cooker-fryer/Deep Fryer 1,200 2 hr / mo. 2.4 $0.19
  Coffee maker 890 1 hr / day 27.1 $2.10
  Crock Pot 200 8 hr / mo. 1.6 $0.12
  *Dishwasher (water not included) 1,200 1 hr / day 36.5 $2.83
  Rice Cooker/Vegetable Steamer 1,200 2 hr / mo. 2.4 $0.19
  Griddle/skillet/frying pan 1,200 0.5 hr / day 18.3 $1.41
  Hot plate 1,200 8 hr / mo. 9.6 $0.74
  Kettle 1,500 0.2 hr / day 9.1 $0.71
  Microwave oven 1,450 0.5 hr / day 22.1 $1.71
  Range/oven, self cleaning 12,200 0.5 hr / day 185.5 $14.36
  Toaster 1,100 0.1 hr / day 3.3 $0.26
  Toaster oven - toasting or baking 1,500 12 hr / mo. 18.0 $1.39
  Trash compactor 400 2 hr / mo. 0.8 $0.06
  Warming tray 140 4 hr / mo. 0.6 $0.04
  Waste disposal 400 0.1 hr / day 1.2 $0.09
 

Food Preservation

*Freezer, 15-21 cu.ft.        
Manual defrost 341   100.0 $7.74
  Automatic defrost 440   150.0 $11.61
  *Refrigerator/freezer:        
  Manual defrost, 10-15 cu. ft. 241   125.0 $9.68
  Automatic defrost, 16-18 cu. ft. 321   185.0 $14.32
  Automatic defrost, 20+ cu. ft. 400   200.0 $15.48
 

Comfort Conditioning

Air cleaner 50   18.0 $1.39
*Air conditioner, room 860   220.0 $17.03
  Blanket, electric 150   20.0 $1.55
  *Dehumidifier 250   50.0 $3.87
  Humidifier 200   15.0 $1.16
  Fan, attic 370   24.0 $1.86
  Fan, furnace 300   90.0 $6.97
  Fan, portable 171   35.0 $2.71
  Fan, window 200   45.0 $3.48
  *Ceiling Fan        
  Heater, portable (Space Heating) 1500 4.0 hr / day 182.5 $14.13
  Wall Heater 2000 4.0 hr / day 243.3 $18.83
  Heating pad 65   1.0 $0.08
  Waterbed heater 400   100.0 $7.74
 

Health & Beauty

Curling iron 40 0.1 hr / day 0.1 $0.01
  Hair dryer, hand held 1500 0.1 hr / day 4.6 $0.35
  Shaver 15 0.1 hr / day 0.0  
 

Laundry

Clothes dryer 5000 16 hr / mo. 80.0 $6.19
  *Clothes washer (water not included): 512 16 hr / mo. 8.2 $0.63
  Iron 1100 0.1 hr / day 3.3 $0.26
 

Water

Well pump, ½ hp 500 6.0 hr / day 91.3 $7.06
  40 gallon tank water heater 4500   250.0 $19.35
  Instananeous water heater 15000 0.5 hr / day 228.1 $17.66
  Freeze Protection (Pipe Wrap)        
 

Heating & Cooling

Per 1,000 Sq Ft. House        
Electric Resistance (Baseboard, Ceiling, Wall heaters)     1,700 $131.58
  Electric Furnace     1,900 $147.06
  Heat pump, heating     1,200 $92.88
  Heat Pump, cooling     600 $46.44
  Geothermal Heat pump, heating     800 $61.92
  Geothermal Heat Pump, cooling     400 $30.96
  Whole house Air Conditioner     600 $46.44
 

Lighting

Typical household lighting, 1,000 Sq Ft. House 1.0 Watt/SF 8.0 hr / day 243.3 $18.83
  2-32 watt 48 inch fluorescent tube fixture 92 8.0 hr / day 22.4 $1.73
  60 watt incandescent bulb 60 8.0 hr / day 14.6 $1.13
  100 watt incandescent bulb 100 8.0 hr / day 24.3 $1.88
  7 watt compact flourescent (CFL) ~ 40W incand. 7 8.0 hr / day 1.7 $0.13
  11 watt compact flourescent (CFL) ~ 60W incand. 11 8.0 hr / day 2.7 $0.21
  15 watt compact flourescent (CFL) ~ 75W incand. 15 8.0 hr / day 3.7 $0.28
  LED Track Light 4 feet 14 8.0 hr / day 3.4 $0.26
  175 watt yard light, mercury vapor 175 12.0 hr / day 63.9 $4.94
  250 watt yard light, mercury vapor 250 12.0 hr / day 91.3 $7.06
 

Home Entertainment

Radio 70   7 $0.54
Cable box or Satellite TV receiver 160   30 $2.32
  Stereo receiver 110   9 $0.70
  25" Color, CRT 310 8 75 $5.84
  36" LCD Flat Screen 175 8 43 $3.30
  56" TV Rear Projection 200 8 49 $3.77
  60" Plasma TV, operating / power off 560 8 136 $10.55
  Video cassette recorder 30 1 0.1 $0.01
  DVD Player 30 1 1 $0.08
  Computer Game set 200 2.0 hr / day 12.2 $0.94
 

Home Office

Computer, Laptop 45 4.0 hr / day 5.5 $0.42
  Computer, Desktop 200 4.0 hr / day 24.3 $1.88
  Desktop Computer on / power save mode 10 16.0 hr / day 4.9 $0.38
  Computer printer, ink jet 30 0.5 hr / day 0.5 $0.04
  Computer printer, laser 200 0.5 hr / day 3.0 $0.24
  Printer /sleep mode 10 23.5 hr / day 7.1 $0.55
  15" CRT monitor 80 4.0 hr / day 9.7 $0.75
  15" CRT monitor / sleep mode 15 16.0 hr / day 7.3 $0.57
  17" LCD flat screen 35 4.0 hr / day 4.3 $0.33
  17" LCD flat screen / sleep mode 5 16.0 hr / day 2.4 $0.19
  Cable Modem / Wireless router 10 24.0 hr / day 7.3 $0.57
  Answering Machine 10 24.0 hr / day 7.3 $0.57
 

Miscellaneous

Clock 3   2 $0.15
  Hot Tub, 8 hrs per day, incl. water heating     300 $23.22
  Engine block heater 750   145 $11.22
  Sewing machine 75   1 $0.08
  Garage Door Opener 300 0.5 hr / day 4.6 $0.35
  Vacuum cleaner 1200 0.2 hr / day 7.3 $0.57
  Aquarium 150 24.0 hr / day 109.5 $8.48
  Leaf Blower, 2 hrs per day 1080 2.0 hr / day 65.7 $5.09
           
  • - denotes less than 1/2 kilowatt-hour per month
  • * denotes ENERGY STAR APPLIANCES
  •   Costs per month are based on Lane Electric's current rate of 7.37 cents per kilowatt-hour ($0.0737/kWh). 
  •   Values have been rounded to the nearest cent.

Sources:

  •   Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers
  •   Edison Electric Institute
  •   Lane Electric Cooperative