If we lived in a perfect world, there would be an electricity bill calculator conveniently available at our fingertips. Unfortunately, that does not exist yet. Whether you’re looking to find out what appliance uses the most energy in your home, how much a specific appliance uses, or your total bill each money, you’ll need to do a little math. Keep reading to find out our proven method for estimating what you will owe each month.
Electricity Bill Estimator
If you don’t want to pay someone to get an exact amount of what your utility bill will be for the month, you can calculate your electricity bill cost by using a simple mathematical formula. For your calculations, you will need three pieces of information for each appliance: the wattage, the average number of hours you use it per day, and the amount you pay per kilowatt-hour (kWh) of electricity. If you don’t know where to find these things, don’t stress, because they are an easy find. The first bit of information, the kWh, can be located on your home’s electricity bill. Next, the average number of hours you use the appliance per day requires a little bit of thinking on your part. Lastly, to find the wattage, look at the bottom or back of the appliance, as it is usually printed on it. You’ll be looking for some numbers followed by a “W”, which indicates the appliance’s wattage.
Once you have found these three pieces of information, you’re ready to use your electricity bill calculator—your brain! Here is the simple formula that you will use:
- Appliance wattage X average number of hours used per day
- Divide answer by 1000
- Multiply that number by your kWh rate
Congratulations! If all of your calculations are correct, then you should have the amount you will pay for that appliance. We know it can be a bit tedious to do this process over and over for each appliance in your household. If you don’t have the time or would rather have a computer do all the work for you, you can check out the many free electricity bill estimators online. If you’re interested in learning about how much money you could potentially save over 5, 10, or 15 years by upgrading to a high-efficiency system, check out our energy savings calculator.
How to Save Money on Your Electric Bill
Now, maybe you did all your calculations and the results shocked you. If that’s the case, and your bill is too high, here are some quick tips on how to save money on your electric bill:
- Take shorter showers
- Install dimmer switches
- Always wash your clothes in cold water
- Use LED light bulbs
- Remember to always turn your TV off
- Use a low-flow showerhead
Calculating your home’s utility bill is easier than you think. We hope you were pleased with the numbers from your calculations, but if you weren’t, we hope some of our money-saving tips helped. One of the biggest ways to save money on your electric bill is to replace old air conditioning and heating systems with new, cost and energy-efficient ones. Clay’s Climate Control can help you out with just that! Give us a call today at 609-916-1106 with any questions about how you can save more money on your utility bill.
