Conserving Energy
Energy Usage
PowerWatchers Energy Usage Chart
How Much Electricity Do Your Home Appliances Use?
Food Preparation
| Appliance |
Typical Wattage |
KWH Used Per Year |
| Coffee Maker |
1,200 |
80 |
| Dishwasher¹ |
1,201 |
170 |
| Microwave Oven |
400-1,200 |
40-200 |
| Range w/Oven |
12,200 |
500-700 |
| Range w/Self-cleaning Oven |
12,200 |
600-800 |
Food Preservation
| Appliance |
Typical Wattage |
KWH Used Per Year |
| Freezer-Manual Defrost |
20 cu. ft. |
790 |
| Refrigerator/Freezer Manual Defrost |
14 cu. ft. |
710 |
| Refrigerator/Freezer Automatic Defrost |
19 cu. ft. |
820 |
Laundry
| Appliance |
Typical Wattage |
KWH Used Per Year |
| Clothes Dryer |
5,000 |
770 |
| Iron (hand) |
1,100 |
50 |
| Automatic Washing Machine¹ |
512 |
145 |
| Water Heater² |
4,500 |
4,811 |
Comfort Conditioning
| Appliance |
Typical Wattage |
KWH Used Per Year |
| Air Conditioner (room)² |
5000-12000 btu |
620-1,630 |
| Fan (ceiling) |
88 |
50 |
| Fan (window) |
200 |
10-30 |
| Fan (rollaway) |
171 |
60 |
| Heater (portable) |
1500 |
240-1,000 |
| Furnace Fan |
300-750 |
300-900 |
Health and Beauty
| Appliance |
Typical Wattage |
KWH Used Per Year |
| Hair Dryer |
1,200 |
20-70 |
| Shaver |
15 |
1 |
Home Entertainment
| Appliance |
Typical Wattage |
KWH Used Per Year |
| Radio |
20-50 |
20-50 |
| Television (B&W Solid State) |
45 |
90 |
| Television (Color Solid State) |
100 |
100-300 |
| Home Computer |
150 |
80-170 |
| VCR |
3 |
20-60 |
¹Excluding Hot Water Consumption
²Based on Pepco service territory
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