Why are my power bills so high? Which appliances use the most power?


	Why are my power bills so high? Which appliances use the most power?

tabsey

6-26-2008 5:27 AM

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tabsey says:

These charts are common but someone may wish to see another

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This table assumes that a <STRONG>kilowatt-hour</STRONG> of electricity costs 10 cents, which is an average rate depending on your location. 
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If your house has electric heat, then the middle of winter is a time when you are going to use a lot of power. A heat pump might run 10 to 15 hours a day. At $1.50 an hour, that's $15 to $22 per day. Over the course of a month, that's several hundred dollars worth of electricity. The same applies in the summer if you use the <A href="http://home.howstuffworks.com/ac.htm">air conditioner</A> a lot. 
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