Appliance Operating Cost
Appliance Operating Cost
Find out roughly what one appliance adds to your electric bill. If you don't know its wattage, start from a typical estimate and adjust it.
Which appliance?
How much does it run?
Typical-use estimate
A typical refrigerator uses about 150 watts for about 24 hours a day. These are estimates, not your appliance's actual specifications — change either number if you know better.watts
Typical estimate — edit if you know the real number.
hours
Typical estimate — edit to match how you use it.
Your electricity rate
Find this on your electric bill, often listed as ¢/kWh or $/kWh. If your bill shows dollars (like $0.16), enter 16.
¢ / kWh
Enter a power draw, hours per day and your electricity rate to see the cost.