Conserving Energy
Energy Usage
Powerwatchers Energy Usage Chart
How Much Electricity Do Your Home Appliances Use?
| Food Preparation | Typical Wattage | KWH Used Per Year |
| Coffee Maker | 1,200 | 80 |
| Dishwasher | 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 | ||
| Freezer-Manual Defrost | 20 cu. ft. | 790 |
| Refrigerator/Freezer Manual Defrost | 14 cu. ft | 710 |
| Refrigerator/Freezer Automatic Defrost | 19 cu. ft. | 820 |
| Laundry | ||
| Clothes Dryer | 5,000 | 770 |
| Iron (hand) | 1,100 | 50 |
| Automatic Washing Machine * | 512 | 145 |
| Water Heater ** | 4,500 | 4,811 |
| Comfort Conditioning | ||
| Air Conditioner (room) ** | 5,000-12,000 btu | 390-1,030 |
| Fan (ceiling) | 88 | 50 |
| Fan (window) | 200 | 10-30 |
| Fan (rollaway) | 171 | 60 |
| Heater (portable) | 1,500 | 240-1,000 |
| Furnace Fan | 300-750 | 300-900 |
| Health and Beauty | ||
| Hair Dryer | 1,200 | 20-70 |
| Shaver | 15 | 1 |
| Home Entertainment | ||
| 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 | 30 | 20-60 |
* Excluding Hot Water Consumption
** Based on Atlantic City Electric service territory
Conduct a Home Energy Checkup
The New Jersey Clean Energy Program brings you this home energy audit program to help you save energy and money, to help you reduce the impact of energy utility rate increases due to increasing fuel costs.
This audit is linked to various incentives developed under the New Jersey Clean Energy Program. Look for the Energy Star logo on any appliance you plan on purchasing to help save energy, save money and protect the environment.
