Typical Energy Costs for Household Appliances
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| EQUIPMENT |
MONTHLY EXPENDITURE |
ANNUAL EXPENDITURE |
COST PER USE |
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| HEATING |
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| Portable Electric Space Heater |
$7 for 60 hours |
$30 for 250 hours |
10-18 ¢/hour |
| Electric Furnace |
$90 for 90 hours |
$270 for 270 hours |
80¢ - $1.20 /hour |
| Natural Gas Furnace |
$100 for 150 hours |
$460 for 700 hours |
60-80 ¢/hour |
| Pilot Light |
$3 |
$36 |
8-11 ¢/day |
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| COOLING & VENTILATION |
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| Central Air Conditioner |
 Typical new |
$44 for 7 hrs/day (in the summer) |
$175 for 900 hrs/yr |
16-23 ¢/hour |
ENERGY STAR-labeled |
$35 for 7 hrs/day (in the summer) |
$140 for 900 hrs/yr |
13-19 ¢/hour |
| Wall/Room Air Conditioner |
$14 for 175 hrs/mo (in the summer) |
$55 for 700 hrs/yr |
7-10 ¢/hour |
| Evaporative Cooler ("Swamp Cooler") |
$1.50 for 40 hrs (in the summer) |
$6 for 150 hrs |
3-5 ¢/hour |
| Whole House Fan |
$9 for 12 hrs/day |
$80 for 3300 hrs/yr* |
2-5 ¢/hour |
| Portable Fan |
$1 for 100 hrs/mo (in the summer) |
$3 |
1 ¢/hour |
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| KITCHEN |
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| Electric Range |
$4, assuming 1 hr/day |
$48 |
10-16 ¢/hr, per burner |
| Gas Range |
$1.50, assuming 1 hr/day |
$18 |
5 ¢/hr, per burner |
| Electric Oven |
$6.60 for 40 hrs |
$82 for 500 hrs |
14-19 ¢/hr |
| Gas Oven |
$2.80 for 40 hrs |
$35 for 500 hrs |
6-8 ¢/hr |
| Microwave Oven |
60 ¢/hr |
$11 for 8 hrs |
1¢ for 5 mins |
| Dishwasher |
$4.50 for 1 cycle/day |
$54 for 360 cycles |
13-18 ¢/cycle |
| Refrigerator |
| Typical 1972 model |
$11 |
$132 |
36 ¢/day |
| Typical 1990 model |
$6 |
$70 |
19 ¢/day |
| Typical 2000 model |
$5 |
$59 |
16 ¢/day |
| Energy Star-labeled 2000 model |
$3.50 |
$43 |
12 ¢/day |
| Stand-Alone Freezer |
| Typical 1978 model |
$6 |
$75 |
18-23 ¢/day |
| Typical 1997 model |
$3 |
$35 |
8-11 ¢/day |
| Blender |
5¢, assuming 5 uses/week |
less than $1/year |
less than 1¢ |
| Toaster |
10¢, assuming 1 use/day |
$1.20, assuming 1 use/day |
0.3-0.4¢ |
| Waffle Iron/Sandwich Grill |
20¢, assuming 2 hours/mo |
$2.40, assuming 1 use/week |
5¢ for 30 mins |
| Coffee Maker |
$3-4, assuming 1 use/day |
$44, assuming 1 use/day |
10-14 ¢/brew |
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| LAUNDRY |
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| Note: Expenditures for dryers and clothes washers assume 1 load per day. |
| Electric Clothes Dryer |
$11 |
$135 |
30-45¢/load |
| Gas Clothes Dryer |
$4 |
$47 |
10-16¢/load |
| Clothes Washer w/ electric water heater: |
| hot wash & warm rinse |
$22 |
$260 |
65-80¢/load |
| warm wash & cold rinse |
$7.50 |
$93 |
20-30¢/load |
| Clothes Washer w/ gas water heater: |
| hot wash & warm rinse |
$6 |
$73 |
17-21¢/load |
| warm wash & cold rinse |
$2.70 |
$33 |
8-10¢/load |
| cold wash & cold rinse |
$1.25 |
$15 |
4¢/load |
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| LIGHTING |
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| Light bulb, single |
| 75-watt incandescent |
87¢ for 150 hrs |
$10.50 for 1825 hrs |
0.5 ¢/hr |
| 18-watt fluorescent |
21¢ for 150 hrs |
$2.50 for 1825 hrs |
0.1 ¢/hr |
| 25-watt tube fluorescent |
29¢ for 50 hrs |
$3.50 for 1825 hrs |
0.2 ¢/hr |
| 300-watt halogen |
$3.50 for 150 hrs |
$42 for 1825 hrs |
2 ¢/hr |
| Night Light |
10¢ for 10 hrs/day |
$1.20 for 10 hrs/day |
0.3 ¢/day |
| Total lighting cost, typical house |
$9 |
$107 |
25-50¢/day |
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| WATER HEATING |
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| Conventional gas water heater |
$13 |
$160 |
40-60¢/day |
| Conventional electric water heater |
$32 |
$390 |
90¢-$1.30/day |
| Electric heat pump water heater |
$13 |
$160 |
40-60¢/day |
| Oil Water Heater |
$19 |
$230 |
60-75¢/day |
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| HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
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| Television, 27-inch |
$1.30 for 90 hrs (3 hrs/day) |
$16 for 1000 hrs/yr |
1-2¢/hr |
| VCR |
5¢, assuming 2 movies/wk |
$1 |
under 1 ¢/movie |
| Boombox |
70¢ for 90 hrs (3 hrs/day) |
$8 for 1000 hrs/yr |
under 1 ¢/hr |
| Stereo, Component System |
$1-$1.50, assuming 10 hrs/wk |
$15, assuming 520 hrs/yr |
2-4¢/hr |
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| OTHER/MISCELLANEOUS |
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| Clock |
30-50¢ |
$5 |
0.05 ¢/hr |
| Aquarium |
$2-$4, assuming 10 hrs/day |
$40 |
6-10¢/day (10 hrs on/day) |
| Hair Dryer |
$1.20, assuming 1 use/day |
$10, assuming 1 use/day |
3-5¢ per 15 min use |
| Cordless Phone |
16¢ |
$1.90 |
n/a |
| Christmas Lights |
$16, assuming December only |
$16, assuming December only |
8¢/hr for 100 lights |