Energy Calculator
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The Appliance Calculator - It is an Energy Saving Tool
Welcome to the Appliance Calculator. This calculator has been designed to help you estimate the cost of electricity each of your appliances uses.
The first step in the EarthWise “Saving Energy for a Brighter Future” program is to understand what it costs to run the various appliances in your household or business. By reviewing the standard list of Appliances, outlined in alphabetical order, you can select which apply to you and get an idea of what it costs to operate them.
It is important to remember that the Appliance Calculator has been designed as an energy saving tool and information guide for you. We appreciate every residence and business each use a different mixture of appliances. The actual energy costs to operate your appliances could be more or less, than the model of appliance included in the Appliance Calculator, based on variables including the age of your appliance, its energy rating, the make, the model and how frequently the appliance is put to work. However, this Appliance Calculator is based on averages and should give you a good appreciation of electricity costs.
Price of Electricity in the Appliance Calculator
Based on current regulations, residential, small business and designated customers are eligible for the two block electricity pricing, known as the Regulated Price Plan (RPP).
The threshold for the two block or two step pricing changes every winter and every summer for residential customers eligible for the Regulated Price Plan.
Winter Threshold: November 1 – April 30 (6 months) First 1,000 kWh’s/month at first step price, balance at higher second step pricing.
Summer Threshold: May 1 – October 31 (6 months) First 600 kWh’s/month at first step price, balance at higher second step pricing.
The Threshold for non-residential customers eligible for the Regulated Price Plan remains constant at 750 kWh’s/month. That means that the first 750 kWh’s/month are priced at the first step price, the balance used in the month are priced at the higher second step pricing.
This Appliance Calculator calculates your cost of the appliances in your home or business, based on your profile of usage. The costs are calculated based on the two-step or two-block commodity pricing only.
Other Costs You Pay for Every Kilowatt Hour of Electricity
If you are reviewing your electricity consumption and the costs associated with a particular appliance, it is important to consider the additional costs of that electricity. All electricity customers in the province, pay an actual price for each kilowatt hour of electricity used, however there are other regulated costs associated with that electricity. These other Provincial charges include Provincial Delivery, Transformation, Regulatory and the Debt Retirement Charge.
As a rule of thumb, based on current regulations you should estimate that for every kWh of electricity you use, in addition to actual cost for electricity , it costs about another 4.0 – 5.0 cents/kWh in additional charges.
That means even greater savings if you work towards energy conservation in your home or business.
Using the Application Calculator is Easy
Step 1: Take a minute to become familiar with the appliances listed on the Appliance Calculator drop down menu.
Step 2: Select an appliance by clicking on the drop-down arrow from the list.
Step 3: Enter your personal profile of usage for the appliance selected. Enter the Quantity, then enter how many Hours in a day that appliance operates, and/or enter how many Minutes in a day the appliance operates. Finally enter how many days in the month the appliance operates.
Some Examples: If you were interested in your Refrigerator energy cost – you would enter the Quantity – 1 and then enter 24 Hours and 30 days in a month.
If you were interested in your Hair Dryer energy cost – you would enter the Quantity – 1 and then you would need to think about your personal profile of usage – do you use the Hair Dryer for 10 or 15 minutes every day? Consider your usage then enter the Hours or Minutes and the days used in the Month.
Step 4: Once you have selected the appliance and entered your personal usage profile you can click on the Add to Calculator button. This will place the appliance in the calculator list.
As you add appliances to your list you will see the cost for the electricity to operate those appliances based on the information you input relating to your usage.
Step 5: You have now entered your preliminary list of appliances. Now you have the option to:
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Change - Enables you to reset the parameters of the appliance selected on your list by editing
quantity or times used and days
used in the month.
Delete - Allows you to delete a single appliance from your list.
Reset- Means you want to start over – and all appliances from your list will be removed.
Print - Select this option and print your list. |
Step 6: Review your results and look for ways to improve energy efficiency by checking out our Energy Saving Tips on line. |
