Default Energy Consumption of MELs

The table below gives the default energy consumption estimates for the miscellaneous end-uses available in the Home Energy Saver. This does not apply to the Home Energy Scoring Tool which calculates miscellaneous end-use electrical consumption from the building floor area.

Appliance

Number in Default House

 Active Power (Watts)

Usage Increment

Usage Period

Season Increment (months)

Active Usage (hours)

Active Energy (kWh)

Standby Power (Watts)

Standby Usage (hours)

Standby Energy (kWh)


Total Energy (kWh)

Home Entertainment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boom Box

1

8

30

minutes / week

 

26

0.2

5.2

8734

45

46

Cable Boxes (standby losses)

1

140

90

minutes / day

 

548

77

11.6

8213

95

172

CD Player

1

7

30

minutes / week

 

26

0.2

3.7

8734

19

19

DVD Player

0

16

4

hours / week

 

208

3

5.5

8552

14

17

Receiver

1

28

2

hours / week

 

104

3

2.8

8656

24

27

satellite stations (standby losses)

0

25

2

hours / week

 

104

3

15

8656

130

132

Tape Player

1

8

2

hours / week

 

104

1

1.0

8656

9

9

Telephone Answering Machine

1

4.5

24

hours / day

 

8760

39

2.2

0

0

39

TV (CRT - Projection)

0

225

2

hours / day

 

730

164

6.4

8030

51

216

TV (CRT)

2

60

2

hours / day

 

730

44

6.4

8030

51

95

TV (DLP)

0

175

2

hours / day

 

730

128

6.4

8030

51

179

TV (LCD)

0

150

2

hours / day

 

730

110

6.4

8030

51

161

TV (Plasma)

0

300

2

hours / day

 

730

219

6.4

8030

51

270

VCRs

1

18

2

hours / week

 

104

2

5.3

8656

46

48

Video Games

1

20

1

hour / day

 

365

7

0

8395

0

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home Office

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computer CPU

1

68

5

hours / day

 

1825

124

1.2

6935

8

132

home copiers

0

800

30

minutes / day

 

183

146

5.1

8578

44

190

Home facsimile machines (thermal)

0

175

4

minutes / day

 

24

4

30

8736

131

135

Home fax/Multi-function device (inkjet)

0

18

4

minutes / day

 

24

0.4

8

8736

70

70

Laptop Charger

0

0

0

 

 

0

0

4.5

8760

39

39

Monitor

1

84

5

hours / day

 

1825

153

2.0

6760

14

167

Printers (Inkjet)

1

13

1

hour / week

 

52

1

4.2

8708

37

37

Printers (Laser)

0

250

1

hour / week

 

52

13

4.2

8708

37

50

Router/DSL/Cable Modem

1

6

5

hours / day

 

1825

11

2

6935

14

25

Hot Tub, Pools and Pumps 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pool Heater

0

275

6

hours / day

4

730

201

0

8030

0

201

Pool Pump

0

2250

6

hours / day

4

730

1643

0

8030

0

1643

Spa (24 hour elec)

0

0

0

hours / day

 

0

0

263

8760

2300

2300 kWh

Spa (24 hour gas)

0

0

0

hours / day

 

0

0

12

8760

105

105 therms

Spa (on-demand elec)

0

5500

4

hours / week

 

208

1144

0

0

0

1144 kWh

Spa (on-demand gas)

0

1.5

4

hours / week

 

208

0

0

0

0

312 therms

Sump/Sewage Pump

0

1/3 hp

25

hours / year

 

0

25

0

8760

0

9

Well Pump

0

0

0

 

 

0

0

0

8760

0

0

Irrigation/pond/waterfall circulation pump [1]

 0

150

24

hours / day

 

8760

1314

 0

 0

0

1314

Misc. Kitchen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bottled Water Dispenser

0

0

0

 

 

0

0

34

8760

300

300

Broilers

0

1400

1

hour / week

 

52

73

0

8708

0

73

Coffee Maker: Drip (Brew)

1

1500

30

minutes / day

 

183

274

1

8578

9

282

Coffee Maker: Drip (Warm)

0

70

1

hour / day

 

365

26

0

8395

0

26

Coffee Maker: Percolater (Brew)

0

600

30

minutes / day

 

183

110

0

8578

0

110

Coffee Maker: Percolater (Warm)

0

80

1

hour / day

 

365

29

0

8395

0

29

Compactors

0

400

20

minutes / day

 

122

49

0

8638

0

49

Deep Fryer

0

1000

23

minutes / week

 

20

20

0

8740

0

20

Espresso Maker

0

360

1

hour / week

 

52

19

0

8708

0

19

Fry Pans

0

1000

14

hours / month

 

162

162

0

8598

0

162

Instant Hot Water

0

0

0

 

 

0

0

18

8760

160

160

Microwaves

1

1000

13

minutes / day

 

79

79

2.8

8681

24

103

Slow Cookers

0

200

13

hours / week

 

693

139

0

8067

0

139

Toaster

1

1100

6

minutes / day

 

37

40

0

8724

0

40

Toaster Oven -Toasting

0

460

4

minutes / day

 

25

12

0

8735

0

12

Toaster Oven - Oven

0

1500

23

minutes / day

 

140

210

0

8620

0

210

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Miscellaneous

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aquariums

0

63

24

hours / day

 

8760

548

0

0

0

548

Auto Engine Heaters

0

1500

1

hours / day

5

152

228

0

8608

0

228

Clock

2

0

0

 

 

0

0

1.0

8760

9

9

Dehumidifiers

0

46

24

hours / day

 

8760

400

0

0

0

400

Doorbell

1

0

0

 

 

0

0

5

8760

44

44

Electric Blankets

0

400

5

hours / day

2

304

122

0

8456

0

122

Electric Grills

0

1800

5

hours / week

5

108

195

0

8652

0

195

Electronic Air Cleaner/Filter

0

50

3

hours / day

 

1095

55

0

7665

0

55

Garage Door Openers

0

400

8

minutes / day

 

49

19

2.8

8711

24

44

Gas Grills

0

0.33

5

hours / week

5

108

36

0

8652

0

0

Gas Lighting

0

0.24

6

hours / week

3

78

19

0

8682

0

0

Hair Dryers

1

710

8

minutes / day

 

49

35

0

8711

0

35

Heat Tape

0

1000

1

hours / day

3

91

91

0

8669

0

91

Humidifier

0

11

24

hours / day

 

8760

100

0

0

0

100

Irons

0

1100

55

minutes / week

 

48

53

0

8712

0

53

Pipe and Gutter Heaters

0

500

2

hours / day

3

183

91

0

8578

0

91

Rechargable Handheld Vacuum (charging)

0

0

0

 

 

0

0

5

8760

44

44

Vacuum - Canister

0

818

1

hour / week

 

52

43

0

8708

0

43

Vacuum-Upright

1

297

1

hour / week

 

52

15

0

8708

0

15

Water Bed Heaters

0

0

0

 

 

0

0

102

8760

900

900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data from Sanchez et al, 1998

 

 

 

Data from Nordman et al. 2004.

 

 

 

Data from Ross, et al. 2000.

 

 

 

Average wattage determined by web search of typical units

 

 

 

Average pump capacity (horsepower) taken from Granger Catalog search of sump pumps.

 

 

 

Data from CCAP spreadsheet (CCAP_040905)

 

 

 

Non colored values calculated from colorcoded source values

 here

Notes:

[1] Usage and wattage assumption from Danny Parker. Wattage estimate is based on http://www.amazon.com/Beckett-7120210-Waterfall-Medium-Waterfalls/dp/B000MRWGQW/ref=lp_13764351_1_24?ie=UTF8&qid=1369066190&sr=1-24 being a typical unit.

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