kWh Usage


Cooking
Blender 1.5 kWh per month
Broiler 8 kWh per month
Carving Knife 0.5 kWh per month
Coffee Maker 8 kWh per month
Deep Fryer 6 kWh per month
Dishwasher
hot water, drying 4.3 kWh per use (load)
hot water, no drying 3.8 kWh per use (load)
Freezer-upright
manual defrost 155 kWh per month
upright, frost free 210 kWh per month
Frypan 1 kWh per hour
Microwave Oven 1 kWh per 1/2 hour
Mixer 1 kWh per month
Range
manual clean 100 kWh per month
self clean oven 85 kWh per month
self clean oven cycle 5 kWh per use
Refrigerator
1-door manual defrost 54 kWh per month
2-door manual defrost 97 kWh per month
2-door frost free 150 kWh per month
Side by side frost free 180 kWh per month
Energy Effici. 2-door manual 54 kWh per month
Energy Effici. 2-door frost free 84 kWh per month
Toaster 3.3 kWh per month
Toaster Oven 0.5 kWhper month
Trash Compactor 4 kWh per month
Waffle Iron 1 kWh per hour
Waste Disposal 2.5 kWh per month

Laundry
Clothes Dryer 3 kWh per use
Iron (1 1/2 hr. per week) 5 kWh per month
Clothes Washer
hot wash, warm rinse 8.1 kWh per use
hot water wash, cold rinse 6.6 kWh per use
warm wash, warm rinse 5.8 kWh per use
warm wash, cold rinse 3.1 kWh per use
cold wash, cold rinse 0.3 kWh per use
Water Heater
one bath 1.3 kWh per use
one 5-min. shower 1.5 kWh per use

Comfort Conditioning
Air Conditioning
(central) per ton at 78 388 kWh per month
(central) per ton at 72 521 kWh per month
(room) per 1000 Watts at 78 221 kWh per month
(room) per 1000 Watts at 72 296 kWh per month
Dehumidifier 31 kWh per month
Electric Blanket 1.4 kWh per use
Fan
attic 24 kWh per month
window 0.2 kWh per hour
portable 0.2 kWh per hour
Heater (portable) 1322 Watts 1.25 kWh per hour
Heat Pump - per ton 413 kWh per month
Humidifier 0.2 kWh per hour

Beauty & Health
Hair Dryer
250 watt blow-dry model, 10 minutes/day 4 kWh per month
400 Watt Bonnet model, 45 minutes/wk 1 kWh per month
Shaver 0.15 kWh per month
Toothbrush 0.04 kWh per month
Sun Lamp 0.005 kWh per minute

Home Entertainment
Radio -Hrs. per day 7 kWh per month
Radio/Phonograph -Hrs. per day 11 kWh per month
Television: B & W tube - 6 Hrs. per day 29 kWh per month
Color tube - 6 Hrs. per day 55 kWh per month
Color Solid State - 6 Hrs. per day 37 kWh per month

Miscellaneous
Clock 1.4 kWh per month
Floor Polisher 0.3 kWh per hour
Heating Pad 0.06 kWh per hour
Light Bulb - 100 Watt 0.1 kWh per hour
Sewing Machine 1 kWh per month
Vacuum Cleaner 3.8 kWh per month
Well pump - 1 hp. 1 kWh per hour

Electric Water Heater

(the average person uses 15 gallons per day)
No. People No. Gal/day No. Gal/mo. Avg. kWh
1 15 450 117
2 30 900 202
3 45 1,350 287
4 60 1,800 374
5 75 2,250 456
6 90 2,700 541