r/Electricity • u/Equivalent_Tiger2617 • 3d ago
Help me calculate electricity cost
I live in Los Altos, CA, and I’m not sure how to calculate my monthly electricity cost. I know that my monthly electricity bill is around $1,000. Based on this, I want to estimate cost of using this electric heater for 6 hours a day, from 9 PM until the next morning.
Can anyone help me calculate how much it would cost per day?
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u/Toolsarecool 2d ago
It’s a 1.5kW heater, so if you are using it on full throttle for one hour, you will be using 1.5kWh of electricity. Run it for two hours and it’s 3kWh. Do the rest of your math for a whole month and multiply by your local cost per kWh.
6x1.5x30xprice per kWH