Appliance running cost calculator

The table below is designed to help you determine how much your appliances are costing. To discover your monthly costs follow these simple steps:

  1. Select the appliances you use in your home with the tick boxes below.
  2. Estimate your weekly hours of use in the Hours column.
  3. Click the Calculate button at the bottom of the form to calculate your estimated energy cost for a month.

Other factors such as the make and model of the appliance, your individual usage habits and even the weather are variables that will impact on the final cost. The following running costs are indicative only and based on Tariff 11, where operation of your appliance allows for it to be placed on Tariff 33 or Tariff 31, a further saving can be made. The cost shown is based on usage only and does not include any monthly service fee.

Select Products Product Running Cost/Hour Hours
KITCHEN
Breadmaker 2c
Bottled Water Dispenser (Cold) 1c
Coffee Maker 15c
Crockpot 3c
Deep Fryer 17c
Dishwasher (cold wash) 18c
Food Blender 6c
Food Processor 13c
Frypan 12c
Garbage Disposal 10c
Griller 23c
Jug 51c
Kettle 51c
Microwave 30c
Microwave - convection 31c
Range (oven, large & small hotplates) 46c
Sandwich Maker 15c
Toaster (2 slice) 23c
Toaster (4 slice) 38c
Refrigerator / freezer (300-400L frost-free) 4c
Freezer (300L upright) 3c
LAUNDRY
Iron 18c
Clothes Dryer - 5kg 51c
Washing Machine 13c
LIGHTING
4 x 60W 5c
4 x 36W Fluorescent 3c
GENERAL
Television - Large Colour 5c
Television - Plasma 7c
Pay TV Receiver Box 3c
Video Recorder/Player 2c
Vacuum Cleaner 32c
Waterbed - Queen Size 1c
Personal Computer 10c
Stereo Unit 3c
HEATING AND COOLING
Airconditioner - Cooling (21,000 BTU) 38c
Airconditioner - Heating (21,000 BTU) 23c
Evaporative Cooler (portable) 3c
Evaporative Cooler (ducted) 32c
Fan (ceiling) 2c
Heater (2400W) 51c
POOL FILTER/SPA/SAUNA
1 kW Pump and Filter 21c
1 kW Pump, Filter and Salt Chlorinator 43c
Sauna (4800W) 102c

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