How Much Energy Do Your Electric Appliances Use?

Friday, March 13th, 2009

Or How Much Does it Cost to Run Your Home Appliances? There are two (2) separate costs to home electrical appliances. 1.    The purchase price 2.    The daily operating costs Connect your appliances to the Kill A Watt P3 and find how efficient they really are. The appliance’s energy use is measured in kilowatt-hours, which [...]

Energy Consumption Measurements on My GE Refrigerator

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

How Much Energy Does my GE Refrigerator Use? The results are in! My trusty little Kill-A-Watt meter informs me that my 1996, 18.2 cubit foot GE refrigerator uses 3.13 kilowatt -hours per day. At my local utility rate, this refrigerator cost me $137 per year to operate. Is that good or bad? I don’t know. [...]

Home Energy Efficiency and Major Appliances

Monday, September 15th, 2008

Image via Wikipedia Home Energy Efficiency and Major Appliances Eventually, I want a net ZEH , a house that produces as much energy as it uses. We are taking the small steps toward that end goal. Our initial goal is to reduce our energy consumption by 25%. For us that means reducing energy use to [...]