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Appliance Usage Chart

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Appliance Usage Chart

For illustrative purposes only, the chart shown below combines the cost of electricity (at Regulated Price Plan Time-of-Use rates) with Regulatory and Government charges, including HST, for a total cost of 15.24 cents per kilowatt hour. You can also visit Kilowatt Way http://www.kilowattway.ca to view the effect different time-of-use rates have on your households energy use by appliance. You will be able to see what you will save by shifting usage of heavier energy-consuming appliances to off-peak hours.

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Appliance	Wattage	Average Hours of Operation Per Month	Monthly Consumption in kWhs	Average $/Month
Air Compressor - 1/2 Hp	500	20	10	$1.52
Air Compressor - 1/4 Hp	250	20	5	$0.76
Air Compressor - 1 Hp	1000	20	20	$3.05
Air Conditioner - Central 2.5 Ton	3500	240-720	2520	$384.05
Air Conditioner - Window 6000 BTU	720	120-720	518	$78.94
Air Conditioner - Window 9000 BTU	1050	120-720	756	$115.21
Barbecue Grill	1350	5-10	14	$2.13
Block Heater	500	120-480	240	$36.58
Broiler	1400	4-12	17	$2.59
Can Opener	175	0-1	0	$0.00
Car Interior Heater	850	120-480	408	$62.18
Carving Knife	90	1-2	0	$0.00
Ceiling Fan	60	15-330	20	$3.05
Ceiling Fan - No Bulb	100	100-180	18	$2.74
Clock	5	720	4	$0.61
Clothes Dryer	5000	6-28	140	$21.34
Clothes Washer	500	7-40	20	$3.05
Computer - Monitor and Printer	200	25-160	32	$4.88
Deep Fat Fryer	1500	5-10	15	$2.29
Dehumidifier	350	120-720	252	$38.40
Dishwasher	1300	8-40	52	$7.92
Drill	300	3-7	2	$0.30
Electric Blanket	180	30-90	16	$2.44
Electric Heater - Portable	1000	30-90	90	$13.72
Exercise Treadmill	1200	10-16	19	$2.90
Fan Portable	115	18-52	6	$0.91
Fish Tank Heater - 10 Gallon	50	720	36	$5.49
Fish Tank Heater - 50 Gallon	200	720	144	$21.95
Floor Polisher	300	3-7	2	$0.30
Fluorescent - 2 Tube 4 ft.	100	10-200	20	$3.05
Food Blender	390	3-5	2	$0.30
Food Freezer	500	150-300	150	$22.86
Food Freezer - 15 cu ft.	335	180-420	141	$21.49
Food Mixer - Hand and Table	100	1-5	1	$0.15
Frying Pan	1150	10-20	23	$3.50
Furnace Fan Motor	350	160-415	145	$22.10
Furnace Fan Motor - Continuous	350	720	252	$38.40
Garage Opener	350	2-3	1	$0.15
Gas Water Heater - Blower	175	60-90	16	$2.44
Hair Dryer - Portable	1000	1-10	10	$1.52
Heat Exchanger/HRV's	125	300-720	90	$13.72
Heat Lamp - Infrared	250	2-4	10	$1.52
Heating Cable Eaves	500	30	15	$2.29
Heating Pad	65	15-30	2	$0.30
Hedge Trimmer	125	4-8	10	$1.52
Hot Plate	1320	2-6	8	$1.22
Hot Tub	900	720	648	$98.76
Humidifier - Portable	100	80-540	540	$82.30
Iron - Hand	1000	1-10	10	$1.52
Kettle	1500	1-10	10	$1.52
Lawn Mower	1500	2-4	6	$0.91
Lighting Single Lamp - 100 W	100	17-200	20	$3.05
Lighting Single Lamp - 60 W	60	17-200	12	$1.83
Lighting Single Fluorescent Bulb - 13 W	13	17-200	3	$0.46
Microwave Oven	1000	5-30	10	$1.52
Oil Furnace - Burner	260	96-288	75	$11.43
Power Saw	275	2-4	10	$1.52
Range - Oven	12,500	10-50	625	$95.25
Refrigerator - Frost Free	500	150-300	150	$22.86
Refrigerator - Non Frost Free	300	190-300	90	$13.72
Sewing Machine	75	4-14	1	$0.15
Shaver	15	3-5	1	$0.15
Stereo	30	1-170	5	$0.76
Sump Pump 1/2 hp	500	20-30	15	$2.29
Sump Pump 3/4 hp	1200	20-30	36	$5.49
Swimming Pool Filter - 1.0 Hp	1500	720	1080	$164.59
Swimming Pool Filter - 1.5 Hp	2100	720	1512	$230.43
Swimming Pool Filter - 1/2 Hp	900	720	648	$98.76
Swimming Pool Filter - 3/4 Hp	1200	720	864	$131.67
Television	80	60-440	35	$5.33
Toaster	1150	1-4	5	$0.76
Toothbrush	10	1-2	0	$0.00
Vacuum Cleaner - Central	1600	2-6	10	$1.52
Vacuum Cleaner - Portable	800	2-6	5	$0.76
Vaporizer - 750 W	750	4-10	8	$1.22
Video Cassette Recorder	40	50-200	8	$1.22
Waffle Iron	1100	1-2	2	$0.30
Water Bed Heater	400	150-300	120	$18.29
Water Heater - Family of 2	3800	66-92	350	$53.34
Water Heater - Family of 4	3800	98-138	524	$79.86