Figuring kilowatt hours on appliances

 It's hot and you're wondering how much power your appliances consumes, especially window air conditioners. It's really a simple math formula really.

First: Find out the wattage* of your appliance(s), let's use a 500-watt air conditioner for example. As stated, the air conditioner uses 500 watts.

Second: Enter the number of hours you're planning to use the air conditioner. Let's use 24 hours. so far, we have (500*24)

Third:  Let's figure the kilowatt hours by dividing (500*24) by 1000. (500*24)/1000 which equals 12 kilowatt hours.

Fourth: Find your electric rate on your bill, let's say it states something like .049129777 yes you can use all the digits, if you want, but it will be much simpler to round it off from .04912777 to .05. your electric rate may be higher or lower, adjust accordingly.

When you multiply .05 to 12 the answer is: .60 or 60 cents a day, to figure monthly simply multiply the number of days in the month, if it's 31 days then multiply .60   by 31 (note the decimal point before the 6) the result is: $18.60 meaning since it is less $20 just keep it on, and let it ride. No sense in suffering. Let's breathe

Now if one has two 500-watt air conditioners, one for example in the living room and the other in a bedroom and both are on, then the cost per day is $1.20 or $37.20 in a 31-day month.

Now there are window conditioners that have a delay button, meaning you can program the conditioner to come on at a later time. For example: If you work 9 to 5, you can program the air conditioners to come on at 4 PM, and when you get home, it'll be cool in your rooms(s).

*NOTE: IF YOU CANNOT FIND THE WATTAGE ON YOUR APPLIANCE, LOOK FOR THE AMPS AND MULTIPLY THAT BY THE NUMBER OF VOLTAGE IT USES W=VA, THE ANSWER WILL BE A BALLPARK FIGURE, IT MAY BE LESS THAN THAT. 

ALSO NOTICE IF THE APPLIANCES ARE NOT ON, IT STILL USES ELECTRICITY, BUT JUST A TICKLE CURRENT. FOR EXAMPLE; A SMART TV STILL USES TICKLE CURRENT ELECTRICITY AT A  COST OF 5 CENTS A DAY. AS FOR DEEP FREEZERS AND REFRIGERATORS, THERE IS NO CHOICE BUT LEAVE THEM PLUG IN. WHILE IT KICKS ON AND OFF, IN THE OLD DAYS IT WAS $20 A MONTH, ENEGRY SAVING ONES WILL USE LESS THAN THAT PER MONTH (end)