Household Electricity Use and Energy Saving Tips
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Department of Public Service MISCELLANEOUS ENERGY DEVICES WINTER SEASON SUMMER SEASON HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICITY USE ELECTRIC LEVEL MONTHLY ENERGY ELECTRIC LEVEL MONTHLY ENERGY ELECTRIC LEVEL MONTHLY ENERGY AND ENERGY SAVING TIPS DEVICES OF USE COST SAVING TIPS DEVICES OF USE COST SAVING TIPS DEVICES OF USE COST SAVING TIPS Dehumidifier 8 hrs./day $22.80/mo. • Try to identify and eliminate Portable Heater 8 hrs./day $68.40/mo. • Only use when necessary Room air 6 hrs./day $41.00/mo. • Use only when necessary sources of moisture in your (1,500 watts) and in occupied rooms conditioner • Turn it down or off when you home in order to reduce use (12,000 BTU) are not home Electric blanket of the dehumidifier 8 hrs./day $7.70/mo. • Consider using the electric • Use a programmable (King size bed) • Run with windows closed blanket only to warm up Central air thermostat the bed conditioner • Keep windows shut Freezer 24 hrs./day $23.80/mo. • Limit the time you open • Turn it off when you settle in $123.10/mo. • Use a fan to circulate the (frost free; the doors air better Furnace 24 hrs./day 50-60% • Insulate your attic 10-15 years old) • Consider purchasing an of winter Insulate heating ducts and Circulating fan 6 hrs./day $2.90/mo. • Use fans to help move the ENERGY STAR® unit which • energy costs save 10-30% of heating costs air around and bring in uses one-third the amount cooler air at night • Seal cracks around windows of electricity and doors • Fans use much less energy than air conditioners Waterbed 10 hrs./day $21.49/mo. • Insulate your waterbed, • Lower your thermostat at heater keeping it covered with a night and when you are Swimming pool 8 hrs./day $36.50/mo. • Check that the pump filter is comforter or other blankets not home pump clean and the pump is well • Use a timer to run the • Install a programmable (1 horsepower) lubricated heater only when needed thermostat • Turn off when not needed • Use a programmable timer 10 regular 4 hrs./day $22.80/mo. • Turn off lights when you don’t light bulbs need them (100 watts each) • Replace light bulbs you use the most with light- emitting diode (LED) bulbs • LEDs use only one-quarter the amount of electricity Fish tank 7 hrs./day $9.40/mo. • Use the light only when you (with light and need to maintain the water filter; 50 gallons) temperature Hot tub 24 hrs./day $31.40/mo. • When not in use, turn (500 gallons) temperature down and use an insulated tight- Insulate attics, Caulk Open your For more information, visit fitting cover shades www.AskPSC.com, foundations, around windows A New York State heating ducts and and doors during the day Department call 1-888-Ask-PSC1, or email and close at night of Public Service [email protected] Department of Public Service hot water pipes Consumer Guide 10/18 rv GuidetohouseholdElectricity_English_1.15.15.indd 1 1/15/2015 3:17:21 PM KITCHEN HOME ENTERTAINMENT AND OFFICE LAUNDRY AND BATHROOM HOUSEHOLD ELECTRIC LEVEL MONTHLY ENERGY ELECTRIC LEVEL MONTHLY ENERGY ELECTRIC LEVEL MONTHLY ENERGY ELECTRICITY USE AND DEVICES OF USE COST SAVING TIPS DEVICES OF USE COST SAVING TIPS DEVICES OF USE COST SAVING TIPS ENERGY SAVING Refrigerator 24 hrs./day $32.10/mo. • Limit opening the doors Large Screen 6 hrs./day $9.40/mo. • Turn the TV off when Water heater 24 hrs./day $77.00/mo. • Insulate hot water heater (18 cubic feet; • Set the refrigerator at 38-40º TV you are not watching it electric and hot water pipes 10-15 years old) and the freezer at 0-5º (52 gallons) • Lower water temperature • Consider purchasing an Standard Size 6 hrs./day $6.80/mo. to 120º (140º if you have a Energy Star® unit which will TV dishwasher) use one-third the amount of • Install faucet aerators and 24 hrs./day $4.80/mo. • Consider unplugging electricity Cable box low-flow showerheads TIPS extra cable boxes that Look around. What appliances are on? Do you know how much they are Oven 30 min./day $20.10/mo. • Consider using a toaster or are not in use so they costing you? Knowing how much your main electric devices cost to run microwave oven, which do not draw power Clothes dryer 1 load/day $17.80/mo. • Use a clothesline when use about one-tenth the • Ask your cable provider for possible will help you lower your utility bills and become more energy efficient. amount of electricity of a an ENERGY STAR device conventional oven This brochure includes a list of common household electric devices and Personal 5 hrs./day $8.00/mo. • If you are not using your Clothes washer 1 load/day $5.90/mo. • Use cold water when appliances, their estimated operating costs based on level of usage, and Stove top 30 min./day $7.30/mo. • Smaller burners use one half computer computer, turn it off, you can some energy saving tips. The operating costs of your appliances and burner the amount of electricity including the monitor (with monitor 15 min./day $2.30/mo. • Dry your hair only when electric devices may differ from those listed here depending on their size, • Cook with lids on your pans and printer Hair dryer (large burner) and printer) you need to age and frequency of use. Dishwasher 1 load a day $5.70/mo. • Run dishwasher only when • Consider air drying in The estimated monthly cost is based on a certain level of use. If your (washing and full warmer weather level of use is different from the amount shown, you should recalculate drying cycles • Use air dry (instead of heat your cost based on your usage. For example, if your personal computer dry) to use one-half the amount of electricity is on for 10 hours a day, instead of the five hours shown in the chart, the amount of electricity it consumes would be twice as much. Therefore, Microwave 30 min./day $4.00/mo. • Use a microwave oven for cooking when possible your monthly personal computer cost would be $16.00, instead of $8.00. (1,400 watts) • Microwaves use about Use the information in the chart to estimate your savings if you reduce one-tenth the amount of your energy use. For example, if you normally run your dishwasher each electricity as an oven day, the monthly cost would be $5.70. If you were able to reduce the Coffee maker 30 min./day $1.70/mo. • Turn off coffee maker when number of times you use your dishwasher to once every other day, you not brewing or warming could cut your cost in half and save $2.85. coffee Take advantage of The cost figures are based on 19 cents per kilowatt hour, the New York Install a Use Use your washer Light Emitting Diodes Turn off lights programmable rebates and discounts ENERGY STAR® and clothes dryer (LEDs) use 75%-80% in rooms State average. A kilowatt hour is the standard unit of electricity measured thermostat on energy efficiency appliances at nighttime or less electricity than not in use by a meter. For example, a 100-watt light bulb used for 10 hours improvements and devices off-peak hours incandescent bulbs consumes one kilowatt hour of electricity. GuidetohouseholdElectricity_English_1.15.15.indd 2 1/15/2015 3:17:22 PM.