Electric Appliance Calculator for Homes (Wisconsin Public Service Corporation)

Estimating your energy usage by appliance is now easy with this online calculator published by Wisconsin Public Service.com. ("Thank you and good night, Wisconsin!")

I got a heater for Christmas and someone asked me how I would know if it was the same or cheaper than using the heat to heat my home... Well 5 hours of the heater is about $23 a month. The oil heat is about 450 for every 2-3 cold winter months. I used half a tank of oil from mid October to end December. That's 225 I think, and divide by 2.5 and that's $90 per month. If my estimations are near correct then we have an answer! (Rationale: The heater only heats one room where the oil heats all of them.)

Thanks to a woman in Connecticut for this link:

Electric Appliance Calculator for Homes (Wisconsin Public Service Corporation): "Average Home Energy Use

Knowing that your bill varies for a number of reasons helps you understand the 'why' of increased energy use. But it doesn't give you the 'how'of managing your costs. The chart to the right shows how we use energy in our homes. Managing your use of these items will have the greatest impact on your bill."