ENERGY COST

Knowing what each electrical appliance costs to operate can help you budget your energy dollars more wisely.

• Air Conditioner, per hour
• Refrigeration, bedroom                           8 ½  cents
• Refrigeration, 3-ton central                    56 ½ cents
• Evaporative, whole house                        6     cents

• Blanket, per 8 hours                                           7 ½ cents
• Blender, per hour                                                4    cents
• Clock, per hour                                                13 ½ cents
• Clothes Dryer, per load, regular fabric              36      cents
• Coffee Maker, automatic for 10 mins                  1 ½ cents
• Christmas Trees lights, per hour

            64 lights, 7 ½ w                                                4 ½ cents

• Deep Fat Fryer (for 15 minutes)                          2     cents
• Dishwasher, per load
• drying unit on                                            9 ½ cents
• drying unit off                                            5 ½ cents
• Electric Water Heater
• Tub, per use                                            36 ½ cents
• Shower, per use                                      28 ½ cents
• Dishwashing, hand, per batch                   11     cents
• Dishwashing, auto, per load                      35     cents
• Clothes washing, auto, per load 43 cents

• Electrostatic Air Cleaner, per hour                          ½ cents

• Fan, (furnace) per hour                                         2 ½ cents
• Freezer , per month in dollars
• Upright, manual defrost, 18-21 cu         9.50
• Upright, auto defrost, 18-21 cu ft         15.49
• Fry Pan, per hour                                                  5 ½ cents                 
• Hair Dryer, hand held, 30 mins                             5     cents                     
• Heater (portable 1500w) per hour                       14 ½ cents
• Iron, per hour                                                        5     cents          
• Lighting (100 w bulb) per hour                              1      cent
• Microwave, per hour                                           13 ½ cents
• Range
• Surface Unit, med, per hour                       11 ½ cents
• Oven, non-self clean, per hour                     9 ½ cents
• Refrigerator, per month in dollars
• Top freezer, 19-21 cu ft                      13.68
• Side by side, 19-20 cu ft                     14.63
• High Efficiency , top freezer                 11.12
• Slow Cooker, high setting, 8 hrs                          11 ½ cents
• Stereo, per hour                                                    1     cent
• Television, Color, per hour                                    2     cents
• Toaster, per hour                                                 11    cents
• Toaster Oven (for 30 minutes)                                3 ½cents
• Water Bed, per month in dollars
• 400 w heater, rm 65, bed 85 F            21.38
• 400 w heater, rm 65, bed 90 F            26.79
• Washer, Clothes
• Automatic, per load                                     2 ½ cents
• Vacuum Cleaner (for 30 minutes)                           3     cents