Electricity Cost Calculator

Bruce's Electricity-Cost-Calculator

To find out how much your lighting costs is, use Bruce's Calculator below
** Note electricity rate @ .12 ¢ per KWH
** This Calculator will work for lights or any appliance in your house
(Ignore the CFL & LED cost comparison for appliance calculating)

1) Enter Hours of use per day (average is 6hr)
2) Enter Watts per Light (Watts = Volts x Amps)
3) Enter Number of Days used
4) Enter Number of bulbs (Default is one)

Example:
A 60 watt light bulbs on for 6 hours used for 30 days. Your electricity rate is 12 cents per KWH.
The charge for this consumption of electricity is $1.30

Incandescent	$ 1.30	Amount saved calculating Incandescent cost
CFL	$ .28	$ 1.02
LED	$ .20	$ 1.10

Brightness	220+	400+	700+	900+	1300+
Standard	25W	40W	60W	75W	100W
Halogen	18W	28W	42W	53W	70W
CFL	6W	9W	12W	15W	20W
LED	4W	6W	10W	23W	18W

*** Note LED's used 10 hours a day are rated for 14 years life

Appliance Average	Watts	Average Hours per day	Notes (Watts = Volts x Amps)
Electric furnace	4,500	4	4,500 watts per 600 square foot of home
Wall heater	1500	6	Wall heater recessed in wall
Baseboard Heater 6 ft	1500	6	500-Watts per 2 ft
Central AC	3,500	3	Running 3 hours a day is the same as running 9 hours a day for 4 of the warmer months
Window unit AC	1500	6
Single stove top burner	1500	2
Oven	2400	1
Water heater	4000	6
Clothes dryer	3000	0.25
Desktop computer/monitor	140	3	(cost per month $ 1.51) *** Wattage used when OFF 2
Wi-Fi router & Modem	12	24	(cost per month $ 1.06)
Freezer	240	24
Microwave oven	1200	0.5
Clothes washer	500	0.25
Dishwasher	1800	1
Refrigerator	170	12	Average refrigerator costs $88 a year
Hair dryer	1500	0.2
CRT 25" TV	240	6
TV 48 inch LED	60-140	6	+ or - *** Wattage used when OFF 1
Ceiling fan	75	6
Standalone freezer	200	24
Cell phone charger	5	2	*** Wattage used when OFF 1
Fluorescent fixture	80	6	2 lamp 4 ft fluorescent fixture

Can an LED be used in an enclosed fixture?

my info source for article by: salanthousewatch@gmail.com

Yes, but only some brands and/or types
The issue is the amount of heat that can build up in the enclosed fixture.
LED bulbs are very sensitive to heat Enclosed fixtures will shorten the life of an LED
Testing of LED lamps occurs with 100° open fixture, but a closed fixture will well exceed 140°
The main factors that shorten life of LED are cheap or plastic capacitors & a poorly design
of heat sinks that draw the heat away from light
Consider where you'd like to place your LED bulbs.
If you have fully or semi-enclosed fixtures, look for LEDs that are approved for recessed or enclosed spaces.
Another thing I found was that turning LED's on and off does not effect the life of bulb

Some A19 LED packaging says “Full Light Distribution,” “360 Light All-Around”
Is this important?

Yes. It means that the light-emitted bulb is “omnidirectional” — it goes in all directions
and the bulb can be used for both general lighting and task lighting.
The old incandescent were all omnidirectional.
Most of the A19 LED's have this feature, so you have to check the packaging.
When an A19 LED is not omnidirectional, the light only goes up,
illuminating a smaller area.
This type of LED, which generally costs less, works well for creating
“atmosphere” but it’s unsatisfactory for reading and other close work.

Residential Electricity Rate in Wilkesboro NC
The average residential electricity rate in Wilkesboro is 11.41¢/kWh.
The average electricity rate in Wilkesboro is 3.96% less than the national average rate.
Residential rates in the U.S. range from 8.37¢/kWh to 37.34¢/kWh.