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Home Appliance Energy Guide

An important part of controlling your energy is knowing what it costs to run your appliances.

A list of the most-used home appliances is provided below along with the average cost to run each. These costs are based on an average residential rate of about 12 cents per kilowatt-hour of electricity and 63 cents per therm of gas.

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	Appliance Average Monthly Cost More Info   Heating     Heating System-depends on climate             Natural Gas $31 per month for 5 heating months heating         Electric $42 per month for 5 heating months heating     Portable Electric Heater $12 - $24 per month for 5 heating months heating   Cooling     Air Conditioning-depends on climate $34 - $70 per month for 3 cooling months cooling     Evaporative Cooler $11 - $23 per month for 3 cooling months cooling     Portable Fan $0.20 per month     Living Room     Television $1 - $6 per month entertainment     Halogen Torchiere Floor Lamp* $0.80 - $4.80 per month per lamp lighting     Aquarium $2 - $12 per month entertainment     Stereo $1 or less per month entertainment   Kitchen     Refrigerator-depends on age and size $4 - $30 per month refrigerator     Range $2 - $5 per month cooking     Kitchen Lighting             60 to 80 W incandescent $0.60 - $1.25 per month lighting         27 to 54 W equivalent compact fluorescent $0.20 - $0.40 per month lighting     Toaster $0.25 - $1.30 per month cooking     Microwave $3.00 per month cooking     Kitchen Exhaust Hood $0.30 - $0.60 per month       Coffeemaker $0.02 per brewing; $0.50 per month     Home Office     Computer $0.25 - $0.80 per month office     Printer $0.25 - $0.50 per month office     Phone/Answering Machine $0.25 - $0.50 per month office     Copier $0.25 - $1.00 per month office     Office Lighting             180 W incandescent $2.30 per month lighting         45 W equivalent compact fluorescent $0.40 per month lighting   Bathroom     Hair Dryer $0.01 per 5-minute use; $0.60 per month       Bathroom Lighting             200 W incandescent $1.60 per month lighting         54 W equivalent compact fluorescent $0.40 per month lighting     Exhaust Fan $0.01 per hour; $0.60 per month     Bedroom     Bedroom Lighting             100 W incandescent $0.05 per 2 hours; $0.80 per month lighting         24 W equivalent compact fluorescent $0.02 per 2 hours; $0.20 per month lighting     Waterbed $6 - $22 per month waterbed     Clock Radio $0.33 per month