Turn that TV off if you're not watching it! It's wasting electrically! How much electricity is it really wasting?, and would it not be better to switch off the 4 lights in the room? The best way to compare the cost of running different appliances is to look at their power consumption, which is measure of how much power they use in Watts. The following list points out typical values for the wattage of some devices you would find in your home so that you can compare them. Hint: Use the Search tool on your web browser to find the name of the appliance. As some appliances have various names, this could help find it on the [Other Name(s)] column. The list of appliances is quite long and has vartions in the name for each appliance listed. You can search for an appliance below.
An important point is also to bear in mind the length of time for which the device will be used. For example an electric blanket may be used for 2 hours, but a hair drier for 5 minutes. Therefore the blanket uses 200W * 2 hours = 0.4kWh. The hair drier uses 2KW * 0.0833hours = 0.1666kWh. So using the blanket costs roughly 2.5 times as much as the hair drier. All values reported here are estimates, you should check the appliance labels or literature to find out the correct power consumption. Suggest New ApplianceYou can make a suggestion for a new appliance to be added to this list: Further Reading and Relevant Articles
Some relevant online articles for further information and reading. Does Having Appliances on Standby Use Power? [ http://www.energysavingsecrets.co.uk/does-appliances-standby-use-power.html ] |