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Electricity Running Costs Calculator

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This calculator can help work out how much it costs for the electricity to run household appliances.

Select an example item
Or manually adjust the figures below


1. Amps rating.	Amps

2. Voltage Rating - Usually 230 Volts	Volts

3. Amps x Volts = Watts (Start from here if Wattage known)	Watts

4. Watts/1000 = kilowatts or kW	kW

5. Hours used in month (use an average)	Hours

6. Kilowatts x Hours = Kilowatt Hours or kWh	kWh

7. Electricity price (in pence per kWh - enter the cost you pay)	pence

8. kWh x pence = Cost (in pence) to run the Item for 1 month	pence

9. Divide by 100 to get to Cost in £'s to run Item for 1 month	£

10. x Number of the same Items in the house	Items

Cost to run all such Items in house for 1 month	£

You can save up £330 on energy by simply switching to the cheapest tariff

Suppliers charge different prices for their electricity depending on what tariff you are on. If you haven't switched in 12 months, you can probably save a lot of money.

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