Know your
electricity consumption and help saving electricity
The table below
tells you how much energy you consume through various devices. You can save a
lot of energy for the nation and cut your electricity bills by switching off
the devices which are not required.
Some Ready Calculations
Device (Capacity & Size)
|
Wattage
|
Monthly Electricity Consumption
(kWh)
|
One Unit od power will be consumed
when you run the device for…
|
||
One hour/day
|
Six hours/day
|
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Bulb
|
25
|
0.75
|
4.5
|
40 hrs.
|
|
40
|
1.2
|
7.2
|
25 hrs.
|
||
60
|
1.8
|
10.8
|
16 hrs. 40 min
|
||
100
|
3
|
18
|
10 hrs
|
||
CFL
|
5 watt
|
7
|
0.21
|
1.26
|
143 hrs.
|
9 watt
|
11
|
0.33
|
1.98
|
90 hrs
|
|
11 watt
|
13
|
0.39
|
2.34
|
77 hrs.
|
|
25 watt
|
27
|
0.81
|
4.86
|
37 hrs.
|
|
Fluorocent
Tube Lights 48″ |
with Copper choke
|
55
|
1.65
|
9.9
|
18 hrs. 11 min.
|
with Electronic choke
|
35
|
1.05
|
6.3
|
28 hrs. 11 min.
|
|
Night Lamp
|
15
|
0.45
|
2.7
|
66 hrs. 40 min.
|
|
Ceiling fan
|
36/48″
|
50
|
1.5
|
9
|
20 hrs.
|
56″
|
60
|
1.8
|
10.8
|
16 hrs. 40 min.
|
|
60″
|
71
|
2.1
|
12.6
|
14 hrs. 17 min.
|
|
Table Fan 12″ / 16″
|
40
|
1.2
|
7.2
|
25 hrs.
|
|
Electric Iron
|
Domestic
|
450./700
|
13.5 to 21
|
81 to 126
|
2 hrs. 13 min to 1 hr. 25 min.
|
Dhobi
|
1000
|
30
|
180
|
1 hr.
|
|
Immersion Iron
|
1000
|
30
|
180
|
1 hr.
|
|
Geyser
|
Storage 15-50 lit
|
2000
|
60
|
360
|
30 min.
|
Instant
|
3000
|
90
|
540
|
20 min.
|
|
AC
|
1 ton
|
1400
|
42
|
252
|
43 min.
|
1.5 ton
|
1800
|
54
|
324
|
33 min.
|
|
Air Cooler
|
170
|
5.1
|
30.6
|
5 hrs. 53 min.
|
|
Refrigerator
|
Small
|
225
|
2 unit/day
|
||
Big
|
300
|
4 unit/day
|
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Toaster
|
800
|
24
|
114
|
1 hrs. 15 min.
|
|
Hot Plate
|
1000/1500
|
30 to 45
|
180 to 360
|
1 hr. to 40 min.
|
|
Elecric Kettle
|
1000/2000
|
30 to 60
|
180 to 360
|
1 hr. to 30 min.
|
|
Mixer-Juicer (Big)
|
450
|
13.5
|
81
|
2 hrs. 13 min.
|
|
Washing Machine
|
Automatic
|
325/1000
|
3 hrs. 5 min. to 5 hrs.
|
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Semi-Autometic
|
200
|
6
|
36
|
5 hrs.
|
|
Vacuum Cleaner
|
700-750
|
21 to 22.5
|
126 to 135
|
10 hrs. 26 min. to 1 hr. 20 min.
|
|
Radio
|
15
|
0.45
|
2.7
|
66 hrs . 40 min.
|
|
Tape Recorder
|
20
|
0.6
|
3.6
|
50 hrs.
|
|
TV
|
60 to 120
|
1.8 to 3.6
|
10.8 to 21.6
|
16 hrs. 40 min. to 8hr. 20 min.
|
|
Video
|
40
|
1.2
|
7.2
|
25 hrs.
|
|
Mosquito Repellant
|
5
|
0.15
|
0.9
|
200 hrs.
|
|
Water Purifier
|
25
|
0.75
|
4.5
|
40 hrs.
|
|
Computer
|
100 to 150
|
3 to 4.5
|
18 to 27
|
10 hrs to 6 hrs. 40
min. |
|
Courtesy : http://www.powericaltd.com
