Electrical Usage / Costs
 

Anybody gone thru and determined the electrical cost of appliances, lights, TV's, etc??

What is the monthly electric cost for:
Refrig
TV
Interior lights
Exterior lights
Garage door openers
Wine cooler refrig
WiFi
Ceiling fans
Microwave

Yes, usage determines cost. Yes, specific models determine cost..............but just wondering if someone has gone thru and looked at EnergyGuide labels or other sources.

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Not much help but:

When we're away from TV we turn everything off apart from the fridge, batteryMinders on two carts and the smoke detectors

Outside of the fixed charge, usage is usually around $5 per month

Seems like a job for ChatGPT. Insert your electricity cost and ask.

If really want to know get one of these or one similar?

Robot or human?

The new SECO page provides some very gross analysis of this.

I remember seeing another poster mention something like the Sense system in the past though I don't know if even that could provide the resolution you are asking for.

Some of these smart plugs might give you the level of detail but you might find the cost of purchasing the necessary number of plugs was higher than the cost of the electricity.

You don’t run fans or HVAC to control humidity?

I have a Sense installed that provides realtime measurements and time period summaries. A few examples below.

You can also have it alert you if something remains on more than X amount of time. It alerted me the AC was running continuously a couple of weeks ago due to blower motor failing.

The Sense unit takes time to learn and discover devices and is less than perfect. Devices get burried in the "Always On" category but you can monitor real time to measure anything by simply turning it off and on.

If you want real time then try one of these. I used to have one and after my curiosity wore off I got rid of it or I would let you have it. I think Lowes carries them to.
Amazon.com

SECO gives a rough idea. You can drill through the tabs and get a little more granular.

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dewilson....you forgot A/C. also depends on how big your house is, how many people. Elect or Gas? My bill in winter is about $ 80 and in the summer about $125, no fans used. I am also in Sumter County and my house is all electric

Where is Toymeister when we need him. He measures all this stuff.

The link below is what ChatGPT says for monthly SECO electricity costs about the items you listed assuming a 2100 square foot house. YMMV.

ChatGPT - Sumter County electricity rates

Big drivers of electricity usage
 

If you are on seco energy, they will publish a monthly report that breaks down your total electric usage by appliances... You can define the types and numbers of energy eaters in your house.

That said, the biggest drivers of electric usage are your air conditioning /heat as well as electric clothes dryer... By far!

Careful if you shut A/C off too. ( mold )

You don’t run the A/C in the summer ?