Device /Wattage
----------------------
COOLING
----------------------
3500 (2.5-ton Central AC)
1440 (Large Window Unit AC)
900 (Medium Window Unit AC)
500 (Small Window Unit AC)
100 (Floor/Box Fan)
95 (52" Ceiling Fan, high)
75 (48" Ceiling Fan, high)
55 (36" Ceiling Fan, high)
24 (42" Ceiling Fan, low)
----------------------
APPLIANCES
----------------------
5000 (Clothes Dryer or Oven)
3800 (Electric Water Heater)
1500 (Toaster or Microwave)
900 (Coffee Maker)
800 (Electric Range Burner)
300 (Refrigerator)
----------------------
LIGHTS
----------------------
100 (100-Watt Light Bulb)
60 (60-Watt Light Bulb)
18 (Compact Flourescent Bulb)
----------------------
COMPUTERS
----------------------
240 (Computer + 17" CRT)
160 (Computer + 17" LCD)
45 (Laptop Computer)
120 (17" CRT Monitor)
40 (17" LCD Monitor)
10 (Comp/Mon in Sleep Mode)
----------------------
VIDEO GAMES
----------------------
165 (XBox 360)
70 (XBox original)
30 (PlayStation 2)
----------------------
OTHER
----------------------
75 (19" TV)
4 (Clock Radio, Night Light)
2 (DC Transformer)
Amount used per day
1 minute/day
5 minutes/day
15 minutes/day
30 minutes/day
1 hr./day
2 hrs./day
3 hrs./day
4 hrs./day
5 hrs./day
6 hrs./day
7 hrs./day
8 hrs./day
9 hrs./day
10 hrs./day
11 hrs./day
12 hrs./day
13 hrs./day
14 hrs./day
15 hrs./day
16 hrs./day
17 hrs./day
18 hrs./day
19 hrs./day
20 hrs./day
21 hrs./day
22 hrs./day
23 hrs./day
24 hrs./day
Cost of Electricity (Residential - 2/11)
National Average 11.2¢
AL 10.88¢
AK 16.76¢
AZ 9.93¢
AR 7.93¢
CA 14.83¢
CO 10.5¢
CT 17.63¢
DE 13.06¢
DC 13.25¢
FL 11.67¢
GA 10.15¢
HI 31.04¢
ID 7.79¢
IL 11.22¢
IN 9.51¢
IA 9.64¢
KS 9.74¢
KY 8.74¢
LA 8.36¢
ME 15.85¢
MD 13.62¢
MA 14.6¢
MI 12.47¢
MN 10.24¢
MS 9.97¢
MO 8.32¢
MT 9.33¢
NE 8.03¢
NV 11.86¢
NH 16.34¢
NJ 16.7¢
NM 10.18¢
NY 17.45¢
NC 10.12¢
ND 7.31¢
OH 10.45¢
OK 8.31¢
OR 9.39¢
PA 12.72¢
RI 16.36¢
SC 11.59¢
SD 8.30¢
TN 9.42¢
TX 10.94¢
UT 8.35¢
VT 15.96¢
VA 9.84¢
WA 8.04¢
WV 8.82¢
WI 12.57¢
WY 8.5¢
Days used per month
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
30.4375