Appliance |
Approximate Average Wattage |
Monthly Hours of Use |
Monthly
kWh |
| Air Cleaner (Room & Furnace) |
40 |
250 - 720 |
10 - 29 |
| Air Conditioner (Room) 6,000 BTU |
750 |
120 - 720* |
90 - 540* |
| Air Conditioner (Room)9,000 BTU |
1050 |
120 - 720* |
126 - 756* |
| Air Conditioner (Central) 2.5 Tons |
3500 |
240 - 860* |
850 - 3000* |
| Barbeque Grill |
1350 |
5 - 10 |
7 - 14 |
| Block Heater |
500 |
120 - 480 |
60 - 240 |
| Broiler |
1400 |
4 - 12 |
5 - 17 |
| Car Interior Heater |
850 |
120 - 480 |
102 - 408 |
| Can Opener |
175 |
1/12 - 1 |
.01 - .18 |
| Carving Knife |
90 |
1 - 2 |
.1 - .2 |
| Ceiling Fan |
60 |
15 - 330 |
1 - 20 |
| Clock |
5 |
720 |
4 |
| Clothes Dryer |
5000 |
6 - 28 |
30 - 140 |
| Clothes Washer, Automatic (with Electric Water Heating) |
500 |
7 - 40 |
33 - 196 |
| Clothes Washer, Automatic(with non-Electric Water Heating) |
500 |
7 - 40 |
3 - 16 |
| Coffee Maker |
900 |
4 - 30 |
4 - 27 |
| Computer (Monitor & Printer) |
200 |
25 - 160 |
5 - 32 |
| Deep Fat Fryer |
1500 |
5 - 10 |
8 - 15 |
| Dehumidifier |
350 |
120 - 720 |
42 - 252 |
| Dishwasher (with electric water heating) |
1300 |
8 - 40 |
20 - 102 |
| Dishwasher (with non-electric water heating) |
1300 |
8 - 40 |
3 - 16 |
| Drill |
300 |
3 - 7 |
1 - 2 |
| Electric Blanket |
180 |
30 - 90 |
5 - 16 |
| Electric Heater (Portable) |
1000 |
30 - 90 |
30 - 90 |
| Fan (Portable) |
115 |
18 - 52 |
2 - 6 |
| Floor Polisher |
300 |
3 - 7 |
1 - 2 |
| Food Blender |
390 |
3 - 5 |
1 - 2 |
| Food Freezer (15 CU. FT.) |
335 |
180 - 420 |
60 - 140 |
| Food Mixer (Hand & Table) |
100 |
1 - 5 |
.10 - .50 |
| Frying Pan |
1150 |
10 - 20 |
12 - 23 |
| Furnace Fan Motor (Intermittent) |
350 |
160 - 415 |
56 - 145 |
| Furnace Fan Motor (Continuous) |
350 |
720 |
252 |
| Hair Dryer (Portable) |
1000 |
1 - 10 |
1 - 10 |
| Heat Exchange/HRV's |
125 |
300 - 720 |
37 - 150 |
| Heat Lamp (infrared) |
250 |
2 - 4 |
.5 - 1 |
| Heating Pad |
65 |
15 - 30 |
1 - 2 |
| Hedge Trimmer |
125 |
4 - 8 |
.5 - 1 |
| Hot Plate |
1320 |
2 - 6 |
3 - 8 |
| Humidifier (Portable) |
100 |
80 - 540 |
8 - 54 |
| Iron (Hand) |
1000 |
1 - 10 |
1 - 10 |
| Kettle |
1500 |
1 - 10 |
1 - 15 |
| Lawn Mower |
1500 |
2 - 4 |
3 - 6 |
| Lighting - Single Lamp (60 w) |
60 |
17 - 200 |
1 - 12 |
| Compact Fluorescent (= to 60W) |
18 |
17 - 200 |
.3 - 3.6 |
| Ceiling Fixture (3 Bulbs) |
180 |
6 - 195 |
2 - 35 |
| Tri-light (table lamp) |
100 |
10 - 200 |
1 - 20 |
| Chandelier (5 lamp) |
300 |
10 - 183 |
3 - 55 |
| Microwave Oven |
1000 |
5 - 30 |
5 - 30 |
| Oil Furnace (Burner) |
260 |
96 - 288 |
25 - 75 |
| Power Saw |
275 |
2 - 4 |
.6 - 1 |
| Range |
12500 |
10 - 50*** |
50 - 80 |
| Self Cleaning Cycle Only |
3200 |
½ - 1 ½ |
2 - 5 |
| Refrigerator-Freezer Frost Free17 Cu Ft) |
500 |
150 - 300 |
75 - 150 |
| Non Front Free (13 Cu Ft) |
300 |
190 - 300 |
56 - 90 |
| Sewing Machine |
75 |
4 - 14 |
.3 - 1 |
| Shaver |
15 |
3 - 5 |
.05 - .08 |
| Stereo |
30 |
1 - 170 |
1 - 10 |
| Sun Lamp |
280 |
1 - 4 |
.28 - 1 |
| Swimming Pool Filter Motor 1/2 HP |
900 |
720 |
648 |
| 3/4 HP |
1200 |
720 |
864 |
| 1.0 HP |
1500 |
720 |
1080 |
| 1.5 HP |
2100 |
720 |
1512 |
| Television |
80 |
60 - 440 |
5 - 35 |
| Toaster |
1150 |
1 - 3.5 |
1 - 4 |
| Toaster Oven |
1250 |
2 - 24 |
2 - 15 |
| Toothbrush |
10 |
1 - 2 |
.01 - .02 |
| Vacuum Cleaner (Portable) |
800 |
2 - 6 |
2 - 5 |
| Vacuum Cleaner (Central) |
1600 |
2 - 6 |
4 - 10 |
| Video Cassette Recorder |
40 |
50 - 200 |
1 - 8 |
| Waffle Iron |
1100 |
1 - 2 |
1 - 2 |
| Water Bed Heater |
400 |
150 - 300 |
60 - 120 |
| Water Heater Typical Family of 4 |
3800 |
98 - 138 |
375 - 525 |
| Water Heater Typical Family of 2 |
3800 |
66 - 92 |
250 - 350 |