All appliances

40 appliances, each with running costs calculated for all 51 states. Annual figures below use the national average rate of 18.44¢ per kWh.

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40 appliances

Heating & Cooling

The largest share of most US electricity bills. Cycling equipment rarely runs at full draw, so duty cycle matters more than nameplate wattage.

Cooking appliances draw heavily but run briefly; refrigeration draws less but never stops.

Electric resistance drying is one of the costliest household loads. Washing cost is dominated by water heating, not the motor.

Individually small, collectively significant - especially devices that never fully power down.

Typically the second-largest household load after heating and cooling.

Seasonal and intermittent loads that surprise people on their first full-season bill.