CURRENT

120 V LOAD refrigerator television fan lamp printer computer water heater phone charger answering machine space heater dvd player stereo microwave toaster electric toothbrush video game player air conditioner Watts - on Watts - off Hours on/day kWh/month Cost/month Watts - on Watts - off 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 0 0 0 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0 0

POTENTIAL
Hours on/day kWh/month Cost/month 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0 Savings/ month $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

INSTRUCTIONS This worksheet can be used to understand how much electrical appliances cost under the most common residential electric rate structure (General Rate). It can also be used to compare how much appliances would cost to operate under one's current usage patterns versus how much they would cost to operate under different usage patterns (i.e. operated using less wattage, less frequently, and/or in a smart strip or otherwise after eliminating "phantom loads"). Data should only be entered in pale yellow cells. 120 V LOAD (B)=> Enter a description of the appliance. (The pre-entered list is for example only. Most power monitors only work with 120 volt appliances so check voltage carefully before attempting to measure appliance electricity use.)

To enter "Current" data: Watts - on (C)=> Watts - off (D)=> Hours on/day (E)=> To enter "Potential" data: Watts - on (H)=> Watts - off (I)=> Hours on/day (J)=> Use a power monitor to measure wattage by using certain appliances (i.e. fans) at lower settings and enter that number; otherwise enter the number from column (C).* If the appliance can be unplugged, plugged into a "smart strip", or plugged into a power strip that can be turned off enter "0"; otherwise enter the number from column (D). Enter your best estimate of the lowest number of hours this appliance can be run to save energy per day; otherwise enter the number from column (E). A rate other than the default rate can be entered in column P to more accurately reflect the rate charged by your local utility. Use a power monitor to determine how many watts the appliance uses when it's on and enter that number here. Use a power monitor to determine how many watts the appliance uses when it's off and enter that number here. Enter your best estimate of the average number of hours this appliance is on per day.

Cost per kWh (P)=> NOTES

To most accurately measure the electricity use of an appliance that regularly cycles on and off throughout the day (i.e. refrigerator, water heater), it is best to use the power monitor over a longer period - ideally 24 hours per appliance. In this scenario, multiply the power monitor's estimate of kWh over the period measured times the number of those periods/month and enter results directly into column F.
*If no potential savings can be captured for a given appliance, entering data from the "current" columns into columns H-J is recommended in order to calculate accurate total cost and savings figures in columns L and M.

Columns F,G, K, L, and M will be automatically calculated in the spreadsheet. Column M lists the difference between current and potential costs of electricity for each appliance and in total.
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The information contained herein is provided as a public service with the understanding that Colorado State University makes no warranties, either expressed or implied, concerning the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability of the information.Nor does Colorado State University warrant that the use of this information is free of any claims of copyright infringement. Further, Colorado State University does not endorse any commercial providers or their products.

CURRENT
120 V LOAD refrigerator television fan lamp printer computer water heater phone charger answering machine space heater dvd player stereo microwave toaster electric toothbrush video game player air conditioner Watts - on Watts - off Hours on/day % on-peak On-peak Off-peak Cost/month Watts - on kWh/month kWh/month 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 0 0 Watts - off Hours on/day

POTENTIAL
% on-peak On-peak Off-peak Cost/month kWh/month kWh/month 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Savings/ month $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00

INSTRUCTIONS This worksheet can be used to understand how much electrical appliances cost under a Time-of-Use (TOU) electrical rate structure. It can also be used to compare how much appliances would cost to operate under one's current usage patterns versus how much they would cost to operate under different usage patterns (i.e. operated using less wattage, less frequently, and/or at different times of the day). Data should only be entered in pale yellow cells. 120 V LOAD (B)=> Enter a description of the appliance. (The pre-entered list is for example only. Most power monitors only work with 120 volt appliances so check voltage carefully before attempting to measure appliance electricity use.)

To enter "Current" data: Watts - on (C)=> Watts - off (D)=> Hours on/day (E)=> % on-peak (F)=> Use a power monitor to determine how many watts the appliance uses when it's on and enter that number here. Use a power monitor to determine how many watts the appliance uses when it's off and enter that number here. Enter your best estimate of the average number of hours this appliance is on per day. Enter your best estimate of the percent of time the appliance is used during "on-peak" hours.*

To enter "Potential" data: Watts - on (J)=> Watts - off (K)=> Hours on/day (L)=> % on-peak (M)=> Cost per kWh (T)=> Use a power monitor to measure wattage by using certain appliances (i.e. fans) at lower settings and enter that number; otherwise enter the number from column (C).** If the appliance can be unplugged, plugged into a "smart strip", or plugged into a power strip that can be turned off enter "0"; otherwise enter the number from column (D). Enter your best estimate of the lowest number of hours this appliance can be run to save energy per day; otherwise enter the number from column (E). Enter your best estimate of the lowest percent of time the appliance can be used during "on-peak" hours; otherwise enter the number from column (F). Rates other than the default rates can be entered in column T to more accurately reflect the rates charged by your local utility.

NOTES To most accurately measure the electricity use of an appliance that regularly cycles on and off throughout the day (i.e. refrigerator, water heater), it is best to use the power monitor over a longer period - ideally 24 hours per appliance. In this scenario, multiply the power monitor's estimate of kWh over the period measured times the number of those periods/month. Then multiply that number times the estimated percent of tim the appliance is on-peak and off-peak and enter results directly into columns G and H. See the accompanying Power Monitor fact sheet for more details. *"On-peak" hours are assumed to be 2pm - 8pm Monday through Friday as a default. Appliances that cycle on and off equally throughout the day would be on-peak 17.9% of the time using these on-peak hours.
**If no potential savings can be captured for a given appliance, entering data from the "current" columns into columns J-M is recommended in order to calculate accurate total cost and savings figures in columns P and Q.

Columns G-I and N-Q will be automatically calculated in the spreadsheet. Column Q lists the difference between current and potential costs of electricity for each appliance and in total.
Disclaimer
The information contained herein is provided as a public service with the understanding that Colorado State University makes no warranties, either expressed or implied, concerning the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability of the information.Nor does Colorado State University warrant that the use of this information is free of any claims of copyright infringement. Further, Colorado State University does not endorse any commercial providers or their products.