WHAT IT COSTS TO RUN YOUR APPLIANCES....
An article ran today which I thought you might find "enLIGHTENING"...
Here's a breakdown of some costs for energy used for your home appliances...Extrapolate for size and State.
running a hair dryer costs about 9 cents an hour, a clock....14 cents a month
REFRIGERATORS...
Models that are larger or include auto-defrost cost significantly more to run
Freezer:( 16cu ft-manual defrost):30 cents/day
Freezer:( 16cu ft-auto defrost) :37 cents/day
Refrig/Freezer:(18 cu ft /auto defrost) 56 cents /day
Refrig/Freezer:(24 cu ft /auto defrost) 77 cents/day
Cooking...These appliances run the gamut in terms of energy consumption.
Oven: 25 cents/hour
Range-top burner: 9 cents/hour
Toaster: 9 cents/hour
Toaster oven: 4 cent/hour
Cooling...Look at the costs to run a ceiling fan
Central Air: $2.80-$3.76 per day (1200-1600 sq ft)
Room Unit: $1.46/day (1 ton, 12000 BTUs)
Ceiling Fan $00.05 cent/hour
Cleaning...when it comes to doing laundry, cold is best! Hot water can double the cost of a load. Suggest you damp dry to get wrinkles out, and hang when practical.
Washer..
HOT: 53 cents/load
Warm wash/cold rinse: 12cents/load
Cold: 4 cents/load
Dryer: 25 cents/load
Dishwasher: 29 cents/load
Iron and Vacuum: 7 cents/hour
Home entertainment...
Computer: 00.005/hour
Radio: 00.005/ hour
CD player: 00.01/ hour
TV : 00.02/hour
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