Toast and a Hair-Do: Two Bits
Ever wonder how many sitcoms you can watch for a dime? Well, wonder no more.
GE released an interactive tool to find out just how much energy common household appliances use, and you can slice and dice the data in a number of helpful ways. Standard views like wattage or dollars consumed per year give you the the data you need to hunt down your DVR vampire or conserve a little hot water to save some significant cash. But the real innovation here is in the ability to understand energy as an end use.
Click on the “What does 1 kilowatt hour yield for each appliance in terms of batches, loads, & meals?” tab to see how what you get for your kWh. In my region, that’s a cost of about $0.09, and I can mix 300 bowls of batter, watch 29 movies on my DVD player, or pull 11 espresso shots. That’s just shy of 30 cents for what many would consider a pretty lively Friday night.
Click around and find out how much your appliances are costing you. Some appliances have an embedded calculator to show you how fast an energy-star upgrade would pay back.
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