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Appliance Wattage Calculator

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Estimates the daily and monthly electricity consumption and cost for an appliance based on its wattage, usage time, and electricity rate.

How To Use

How to use this calculator

Start with your values, or try a preset.

Step 1

Enter Appliance Wattage (Watts), Daily Usage Time (Hours), and Electricity Rate (USD per kWh) in the units shown.

Step 2

Read Daily Energy Consumption (kWh), Monthly Energy Consumption (kWh), Daily Cost (USD), and Monthly Cost (USD) in the results panel. Results update as you change the inputs.

Step 3

Choose a preset to load an example, then adjust the values for your situation.

Worked Examples

Example calculations

See the inputs and their calculated results.

Refrigerator

Appliance Wattage (Watts): 150; Daily Usage Time (Hours): 24; Electricity Rate (USD per kWh): 0.15

Daily Energy Consumption (kWh): 3.6 kWh; Monthly Energy Consumption (kWh): 108 kWh; Daily Cost (USD): 0.54 USD; Monthly Cost (USD): 16.2 USD

Laptop

Appliance Wattage (Watts): 60; Daily Usage Time (Hours): 6; Electricity Rate (USD per kWh): 0.15

Daily Energy Consumption (kWh): 0.36 kWh; Monthly Energy Consumption (kWh): 10.8 kWh; Daily Cost (USD): 0.054 USD; Monthly Cost (USD): 1.62 USD

LED TV

Appliance Wattage (Watts): 75; Daily Usage Time (Hours): 4; Electricity Rate (USD per kWh): 0.15

Daily Energy Consumption (kWh): 0.3 kWh; Monthly Energy Consumption (kWh): 9 kWh; Daily Cost (USD): 0.045 USD; Monthly Cost (USD): 1.35 USD

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