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The Cheapest And Most Expensive Appliances On Your Electricity Bill, Ranked

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Energy costs in the US vary, but residents in the West and Pacific regions pay more than their Midwest and Southern neighbors, while the Northeasterners sit somehwhere in the middle.
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While things in the US haven't gotten that bad, it appears Europe has survived the worst of a possible energy crisis — for now. MoneyTransfers.com calculated the energy costs of various household appliances and everyday gadgets to find out which ones add the most money to our monthly bills.

Electricity rates in the US vary in each state, and are roughly categorized into five regions: Northeast, Midwest, South, West and Pacific. Recent data shows that electricity costs were cheapest in the Midwest ($0.14 per kWh) and most expensive in the Pacific region ($0.21 per kWh).

Air-conditioners are the biggest energy consumers, and if yours is running for more than eight hours a day, it could be adding roughly $88 to your monthly bill. Also, regular kettle usage might cost you more than occasional video game usage.




Via MoneyTransfers.com.

[Photo by Mohammad Esmaili on Unsplash]


Comments

  1. isoftwearstore 1 year ago

    nice blog

  2. Stephen Carr 1 year ago

    Ok, who here runs their dishwasher for 3hrs EVERY WEEKDAY and mows their lawn for an hour EVERY WEEK, which I assume is year round while?

    Meanwhile these same people are running AC 8hrs a day but only heating for 2hrs. So even though the Northeast spends up >=4 months a year in hard winters they spend less on electric heaters than the West Coast with a temperate climate.

    These numbers are meaningless, lol.

  3. Wade Link 1 year ago

    Amazing, they always leave off the cost to run an electric stove and oven on these studies. This is not the first I’ve read that has left off the electric appliance that is suddenly in the news.

  4. Stuart MacFarlane 1 year ago

    Nothing worse than poorly reviewed information. These errors are comical and frustrating. Electricity is paid per kWh of consumption. So these very basic numbers should differ by the same % at each appliance and device.... But some how the west coast is 300% more for led lighting vs less than 10% for AC .... 😂👎🏻🤦🏼‍♂️

    1. andrey maslov 1 year ago

      Agreed. I’m trying to understand what’s happening with the hair dryers in the Pacific region. Any guesses?

    2. Carlin Sullivan 1 year ago

      Large parts of the country don't have flat rate electricity pricing based on the overall energy used.

      A lot of people have things like tiered pricing that gets more expensive the more you use, time of day pricing which has varied pricing throughout the day, demand charges that also factor instantaneous power usage into the price, and other things that effect pricing.

      Not everyone simply pays $X/kWh no matter when they use it or over what timeframe.


      An example that would explain the difference is if the west coast has a lot of solar panels that generate a lot of cheap power during the hottest parts of the day when AC runs the most, but at night they have more extensive power generation sources. I don't know if that's what's actually happening or not, but that combined with time of day pricing would explain the difference between AC and LED lighting used at night.

      It wouldn't surprise me if the article is simply wrong though

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