The Appliances That Actually Draw the Most Power in Your Home

There are plenty of tactics for cutting electricity costs.

But when employing these tactics, it pays to focus on the appliances that draw the most power.

We know that air conditioning and heating can have a huge impact on our energy bill.

But the energy draw of some devices and appliances isn’t as obvious.

At 20 Something Finance, blogger G.E.

In other words, there is little universality in electric use.

I did not test things that I used very randomly and for a specific purpose (i.e.

Miller broke down the data according to watts drawn, annual cost to power and annual CO2 emissions.

Miller’s info also helps you figure out where you might not want to bother wasting your time.

DVR’s are never really “off”.

My DVR essentially adds another $4 to my cost of cable every month.

This could save you dozens of $’s per year.

As he says, everyone’s numbers are going to vary.

Check out the full posts for lots of helpful tips.

How Much Electricity Costs to Power Household Devices & How to Cut your Usage| 20 Something Finance

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