FORMULA:
Wattage x .001
x Hours used
x 12¢
= Cost per month
of an appliance
Fill in first column
with actual wattage
of your appliance.
Divide by 1000, so
900 watts becomes
.9 kilowatts (kW).
Multiply that figure by
the second column.
Place answer in the third
column and you have the
estimated kWh usage per
month for that appliance.
Multiply the third column
by 12¢ (your CVEC kWh
price) for the monthly
cost in the final column.
You can also download
our Appliance Usage
Worksheet at the Save
Energy section on our
website, enter the specifics
of your home’s systems
(including HVAC and water
heater) to calculate your
personal usage. 
Air Conditioner (Room)
Air Conditioner ES Save 10%
Attic Fan
Bathroom Fan
Broiler
Ceiling Fan
Clock
Clothes Dryer
Clothes Dryer ES Save 30%
Coffee Maker
Computer (Home PC)
Curling Iron
Dehumidifier
Dishwasher
Dishwasher ES Save 10%
1/2” Drill
DVD Player
Freezer (Frostless 18 cu. ft.)
Freezer Es as above Save 10%
Frying Pan
Furnace Fan
Garbage Disposal
Hair Dryer
Heater (Portable)
Humidifier
Iron
Laptop Computer
Light Bulbs (Incandescent 10 hrs.)
Light Bulbs (CFL)
Light/Fluorescent (Ballast/4 Tubes)
Microwave
Mixer
Printer (Home PC)
Radio
Range w/Self Cleaning Oven
Refrigerator (Frostless 16 cu. ft.)
Refrigerator as above ES Save 20%
Refrigerator (Frostless 18 cu. ft.)
Refrigerator as above ES Save 20%
Roaster/Broiler
Satellite Dish
Sewing Machine
Shaver
Spa/Jacuzzi
Stereo
Sump/Sewage Pump
Table Saw
Tanning Bed
Television (25 inch color)
52 inch LCD Television
54 inch Plasma Television
Toaster
Toaster Oven
Trash Compactor
Vacuum Cleaner
VCR
Washing Machine (Cold Wash)
Water Heater
Water Heater ES Save 15%
Water Heater (Family of 4)
Water Heater (Family of 4) ES Save 15%
Well Pump
Window Fan
X-Box/Play Station
Nintendo Wii
900
810
370
60
1140
100
2
5000
3500
1500
500
350
500
1300
1170
750
35
440
396
1200
500
450
1000
1500
177
1100
75
100
26
200
1500
125
400
70
12000
321
257
615
492
1400
30
75
15
2000
100
500
1800
2400
200
300
599
1100
1500
400
600
20
500
4500
4500
4500
4500
750
200
197
19
$8.96
$8.07
$10.79
$0.22
$0.82
$3.60
$0.17
$9.00
$6.30
$1.80
$1.80
$1.18
$9.00
$2.34
$2.11
$0.18
$0.17
$21.01
$18.91
$1.73
$6.48
$0.22
$0.60
$32.40
$1.68
$1.58
$0.81
$3.60
$0.94
$1.80
$2.70
$0.12
$0.10
$0.84
$11.52
$17.99
$14.40
$23.99
$19.19
$1.01
$0.86
$0.12
$0.12
$21.60
$1.08
$0.42
$0.65
$4.32
$4.32
$6.48
$12.94
$0.40
$0.72
$0.14
$0.50
$0.29
$1.08
$45.36
$38.56
$59.94
$50.95
$4.05
$2.16
$1.65
$0.16
MY estimated
cost /month
at 12¢ / kWh
MY estimated
kWh used
per month
MY estimated
hours used
per month
75
67
90
2
7
30
1
75
53
15
15
10
75
20
18
2
1
175
158
14
54
2
5
270
14
13
7
30
8
15
23
1
1
7
96
150
120
200
160
8
7
1
1
180
9
4
5
36
36
54
108
3
6
1
4
2
9
378
321
500
425
34
18
14
1
MY actual
wattage
83
83
243
30
6
300
720
15
15
10
30
28
150
15
15
2
40
398
398
12
108
4
5
180
79
12
90
300
300
75
15
8
2
100
8
467
467
325
325
6
240
13
67
90
90
7
3
15
180
180
180
3
4
3
7
120
18
84
71.4
111
94.35
45
90
70
70
Cost /month
at 12¢ / kWh
Approximate
kWh used
per month
REMEMBER:
1000 watts = 1 kilowatt (kW)
Based on a household
average of 1500 kWh usage
per month at CVEC rates
Average
hours used
per month
In this worksheet, we
have estimated kWh
usage and costs for
many of the appliances
found in today’s homes.
You can use the blank
columns of the chart to
estimate your own kWh
usage and power costs.
Average
wattage
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