Random Thoughts of Chris Tilley

I was searching for how much electricity common household items consume and I came across this website. There I found a great table that list the items and the watts they consume. He even has a calculator that works out the kWh and the cost of running an item based on the item, how long it is on an the state you are in.

He also talks about the Kill A Watt as a way to measure exactly the energy usage of a device.

There is also a section on ideas on how to save electricity and therefore money. Switching to compact fluorescents from incandescents is in my opinion the easiest and the quickest. The change pays for itself in 4 months. Compare this to my desire to switch out my 17 inch CRT for a LCD where it would take 10 years for the savings to pay the costs. Oh well I was hoping I could justify the purchase by the energy savings.

There is a lot of information to be found on this website. I found what I was looking for on the first page I hit but kept getting dragged off to other pages that grabbed my attention. I'll definitely be going back to read in more detail.

My related posts

Banning Incandescent Light Bulbs
Kill A Watt