Cost of Appliances

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.