Major energy-consuming appliances include refrigerators, freezers, ranges and ovens, air conditioners, clothes dryers, washing machines, furnaces, and dishwashers. Smaller energy users include clocks, irons, toasters, and a whole range of kitchen and bathroom aids. Below is a breakdown of the most common appliances and their estimated energy requirement.
| Electric Product | Estimated kWh per month |
|---|---|
| Food Preparation & Preservation: | |
| Coffee Maker | 9 kilowatt-hours (kWh) |
| Dish Washer | 30 kWh |
| Frying Pan | 8 kWh |
| Microwave Oven | 16 kWh |
| Range with Oven | 58 kWh |
| Slow Cooker | 12 kWh |
| Toaster | 3 kWh |
| Waffle Iron | 2 kWh |
| Refrigerator (12 cubic feet) manual | 78 kWh |
| Housewares: | |
| Sewing Machine | 1 kWh |
| Vacuum Cleaner | 4 kWh |
| Electric Blanket | 12 kWh |
| Ceiling Fan | 12 kWh |
| Circulating Fan | 4 kWh |
| Water Heating & Supply | 27 kWh |
| Pool Pump (3/4 horsepower) | 375 kWh |
| Sprinkler System (1 1/2 horsepower) | 28 kWh |
| Trash Compactor | 4 kWh |
| Health & Beauty: | |
| Refrigerator/Freezer 12 to 14 cubic feet (manual) | 125 kWh |
| Refrigerator/Freezer 14 to 17 cubic feet (frost-free) | 170 kWh |
| Heating Pad | 1 kWh |
| Refrigerator/Freezer 17 to 20 cubic feet (frost-free) | 205 kWh |
| Freezer 14 1/2 to 17 1/2 cubic feet (manual) | 135 kWh |
| Freezer 14 1/2 to 17 1/2 cubic feet (frost-free) | 188 kWh |
| Hair Dryer | 2 kWh |
| Curling Iron, shaver, toothbrush | each less than 0.5 kWh |
| Lighting | |
| 4 to 5 rooms | 50 kWh |
| 6 to 8 rooms | 60 kWh |
| Outdoors, 1 spotlight, all night | 45 kWh |
| Home Entertainment | |
| Radio | 7 kWh |
| Radio/Record/Tape Player | 9 kWh |
| Television (Tube-type - black & white) | 18 kWh |
| Television (Solid State - black & white) | 8 kWh |
| Television (Tube-type - color) | 44 kWh |
| Television (Solid State - color) | 27 kWh |
| Comfort Conditioning | |
| Central System, 2 ton | 1450 kWh |
Notes:
- The central system for comfort conditioning assumes the compressor is continuously thermostat-controlled and operates 55% of the time during the hottest months. (EER-energy efficient ratio)
- The kWh usage shown is for the constant operation of the compressor for 1 hour. When the unit is operated full-time on a daily basis, subject to thermostat control, the compressor may cycle off up to 40%, and the hourly average cost would be lower.
- Each dishwasher load uses about 2.5 kWh for hot water. Each washing machine load uses about 5 kWh for a hot wash per hot rinse cycle and about 1 kWh for a warm wash or cold rinse cycle.
- Energy consumption is measured in kilowatt hours (kWh), the units of energy that flow through your electric meter.