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Appliance Typical Usage $/month* $/year*
Blender 20 min/month <0.01 0.11
Bread Maker twice/week 1.79 21.48
Can Opener 50 times/month 0.03 0.37
Drip Coffee Brew Cycle twice/day 0.76 9.18
Dishwasher w/hot water 15 times/month 4.59 55.08
Electric Skillet 4 hrs/month 0.36 4.22
Electric Knife 5 min/month <0.01 <0.01
Exhaust Fan 30 min/day 0.23 2.75
Food Dehydrator 40 hrs/month 0.91 11.02
Food Processor 2 hrs/month 0.06 0.73
Garbage Disposal 2 min/day 0.03 0.37
Hot Water Dispenser 1 gal/day 3.74 44.99
Microwave Oven 15 min/day 0.45 5.33
Mixer (handheld) 15 min/month <0.01 0.03
Mixer (base model) 15 min/month <0.01 0.05
Oven 30 hrs/month 5.20 62.43
Self-Clean Feature once/month 0.30 3.67
Popcorn Popper-air once/week 0.08 0.91
Toaster (2-slice) twice/day 0.23 2.75
Toaster Oven 15 min/day 0.39 4.59
Trash Compactor daily <0.01 0.09
Waffle Iron 1 hr/month 0.08 0.91
Electric Range
Large Element 20 min/day 1.29 15.42
Small Element 30 min/day 1.45 17.44
Refridgerator/Freezer
12-16 Cubic Foot Manual Defrost continuous 7.65 91.80
16-18 Cubic Foot Auto Defrost continuous 10.71 128.52
20-23 Cubic Foot Auto Defrost continuous 13.92 167.07
Freezer 15 Cubic Foot
Manual Defrost continuous 6.89 82.62
Auto Defrost continuous 11.48 137.70

*All estimated energy costs calculated at $0.0765/kWh

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