does anyone know how much electricity does this use up annually?
2092149
I can't answer your electricity question, but I'll go one better. Don't buy it! This unit uses a GU24 bulb.....$7.77 at Home Depot. I also have the kind that uses the SL-229 bulbs at $2.99 each. So far, I've replaced the GU24's once each (2 fixtures), or four bulbs in less than a year. I replace my SL-229 bulbs about once a year.You'll spend way more on replacing bulbs than paying for the electricity!
2092150
Like any light, it depends on how many hours it's on & what wattage bulb is used. Example: For 4 hours/day with the included 13 watt bulb, you'll use 4 X 13 X 365 = 18,980 watt-hours = 19 kw-hours, annually. If your electricity costs 12 cents/kw-hour, the annual cost will be $2.28. The cost will be higher if you use the auto photo control to turn it ON/OFF because it will stay on all night.
2092151
I don't know how much but it's not much,it's an energy-efficient bulbs I bought three of these fixtures and one already died within six months or less there's better ones out there for another 10 bucks more.
2092152
I don't know how much but it's not much,it's an energy-efficient bulbsI bought three of these fixtures and one already died within six months or less there's better ones out there for another 10 bucks more.
2092153
With 12 hours a day usage, it should be around 1 kw a week or 50 Kw a year. The problem though, is that due to the bad quality of the unit, they turn into permanently "ON" lights after some few weeks of use and the electricity consumption will raise along. I do not recommend anybody to purchase this unit
902532
Hi Mr. Hogan,I installed a Kill-A-Watt from Radio Shack tonight. While using an internal Seagate 500GB hard drive the meter shows usage is 5 Watts and .07 amp draw. The figures are different from one electric provider to the next. As an example, my local electric company charges me 12 cents per kWh during peak season and 11 cents during off peak season. It's costing me $5.26 per/year running 24/7/365.It's been running flawlessly since December 25, 2012. Yes, over a year and I share family pictures to lots of family members. Very easy to use.I hope this helps.Thanks,Terry Mundy Hi Mr. Hogan,I installed a Kill-A-Watt from Radio Shack tonight. While using an internal Seagate 500GB hard drive the meter shows usage is 5 Watts and .07 amp draw. The figures are different from one electric provider to the next. As an example, my local electric company charges me 12 cents per kWh during peak season and 11 cents during off peak season. It's costing me $5.26 per/year running 24/7/365.It's been running flawlessly since December 25, 2012. Yes, over a year and I share family pictures to lots of family members. Very easy to use.I hope this... » Read More Hi Mr. Hogan,I installed a Kill-A-Watt from Radio Shack tonight. While using an internal Seagate 500GB hard drive the meter shows usage is 5 Watts and .07 amp draw. The figures are different from one electric provider to the next. As an example, my local electric company charges me 12 cents per kWh during peak season and 11 cents during off peak season. It's costing me $5.26 per/year running 24/7/365.It's been running flawlessly since December 25, 2012. Yes, over a year and I share family pictures to lots of family members. Very easy to use.I hope this helps.Thanks,Terry Mundy « Show Less
2049981
I have no clue. My electric bill from last summer was unchanged from the previous year, so I'm guessing not much (I live in a very small condo with pretty low electrical use, so I should notice any significant changes). I used the fan on it's lowest setting mostly all last summer, have not used it more than a day so far this year.
1879917
I purchased this unit last year. It is used to heat a 20x16 foot bedroom in our cellar. I measured its electricity usage using my "Kill-A-Watt" meter, in early March in Maine. As near as I can tell, using it all day (with its automatic thermostat to shut it off when not needed), it probably was "ON" approx. 4-7 hours per day in a cool March. Working the usage numbers to a per-month estimate, I came up with 470 KWH per March. At our KWH fees, that translated to approx. $63.33 per month. I had previously measured three other electric heaters using my "Kill-A-Watt" meter. All three used TWICE the electricity than this Lasko. I purchased this unit last year. It is used to heat a 20x16 foot bedroom in our cellar. I measured its electricity usage using my "Kill-A-Watt" meter, in early March in Maine. As near as I can tell, using it all day (with its automatic thermostat to shut it off when not needed), it probably was "ON" approx. 4-7 hours per day in a cool March. Working the usage numbers to a per-month estimate, I came up with 470 KWH per March. At our KWH fees, that translated to approx. $63.33 per month. I had previously measured three other electric heaters using my... » Read More I purchased this unit last year. It is used to heat a 20x16 foot bedroom in our cellar. I measured its electricity usage using my "Kill-A-Watt" meter, in early March in Maine. As near as I can tell, using it all day (with its automatic thermostat to shut it off when not needed), it probably was "ON" approx. 4-7 hours per day in a cool March. Working the usage numbers to a per-month estimate, I came up with 470 KWH per March. At our KWH fees, that translated to approx. $63.33 per month. I had previously measured three other electric heaters using my "Kill-A-Watt" meter. All three used TWICE the electricity than this Lasko. « Show Less
1067112
I leave mine on all the time for several months during the winter - and I have not noticed any increase in the electric bill. Just to be sure, I just checked past bills, and they have pretty much stayed around the same and very little increase from last year.
2134260
This unit claims to use 10 watts. There are 8760 hours in a year. So this would use about 87.6 KWH (kilowatt hours). Assuming you pay about 12 cents / KWH, it works out to about $10.50 a year.
2260791
It uses a reasonable amount of electricity. Last winter I went from oil heat to electricity only and my electric bill was less than 3 times the previous year during the coldest winter months here in New England.
2183736
I've never noticed an increase in my electric bill from using mine(I run two at once)but I run air conditioners in the summer and edenpure heaters in the winter so the energy consumption of my dehydrators is probably minimal compared to those.
1583067
Very little. We live in a total electric home and noticed little change in our cost. Very efficient, also.
133799
I use mine 2-3 times a week, or about 20-30 hours and I have not noticed a spike in my electric bill.
1318516
I've never done a calculation on it, but these lights can't use more that a few watts per hour due to being LED.If I had to venture a guess, MAYBE $1 a month to run 2 every night. That's probably overestimating.
621568
I haven't noticed an increase on my electric bill and haven't measured electricity usage specifically for this device. It does go into a sleep mode when not in use. When we are going to be gone or won't be using the computers for a while ii usually turn off the power supply for this and the rest of my network peripherals.
1123873
Sorry I don't know.I have used it a couple times but do not know how much power it used.
1924330
According to the nameplate on the back, it's rated for 1.25A at 115 V, so that would be around 150 Watts when it's running. According to the EPA label, the estimated yearly electrical use is 310 kWh (which would be about 850 Watt Hours per day). The manual that comes with the frig says it uses 90 Watts, with a daily energy consumption of .849 kWh/24 hours.
1443319
Definitely not! Our electric company will provide us with a special meter that can plug into ANY device, and it shows you how much energy is being used and at what cost. They should probably look into something like that in their state. But we did not see any significant increase like that. Sorry you are experiencing such an issue, because it really is a great product, and our son and daughter have both benefited from its use. Good luck!
1880284
I'm not sure, and wouldn't want to lead you wrong. I know this, I save about $30.00 a month on our electric bill. This unit works great. Household of 2.
2240467
I estimate about $0.20/hour at my current electric cost of 0.13472634 kWt. That would be at the full 1500 kWt setting but I usually use the Low setting, which still kicks out a lot of heat.