Heaters are a perfect way to keep your home warm during the winter, but they can be expensive. Space heaters are an excellent choice as they average 1,500 Watts of electricity and charge about 15¢ an hour to work.
It only takes 8 hours of constant use per day for one month before you start noticing these costs add up in monthly bills.
Calculate How Much Electricity a Space Heater Will Use.
The first step in determining how much energy your electric space heater uses (and what that might cost) is to find the wattage.
This must be imprinted on the heater or in the owner’s manual. Your electric heater wattage reveals how much electricity is required to power it.
Most space heaters use 1,500 watts, but some are negligibly less or more. For example, if you have a 1,500-watt heater, your heater utilizes 1.5 kilowatts of power.
Nevertheless, your electricity bill is calculated in kilowatt-hours, the energy used while running a 1-kilowatt machine for one hour. The following formula will help you calculate the cost of electricity for your heater.
You need to multiply your space heater’s watts by the hours you intend to utilize it.
1,500 x 8 hours = 12,000
Now divide this number by 1,000.
12,000 / 1,000 = 12
After this, multiply this number by the rate of your electricity bills.
(If you have solar in your home, ignore this last part. It is straightforward for you to produce electricity yourself with your solar panels. But to do so, the first steps will assist you in comprehending how much power is required for your heater.)
For example, your utility company demands $0.28 for electricity. In this circumstance, we will end the estimation like this.
12 x .28 = 3.36
So, based on these numbers, a full day of sumptuous reading in a warm room would cost you around $3.36. If you want the heater to operate like that daily for a full month, it will start counting up quickly (roughly $100/month).
You likely will not get out the calculator at the end of each day, but having a rough idea like this can help you take adequate control of your home energy.
How Much Does It Cost to Use a Space Heater?
Space heaters cost about $0.20 per hour to operate. This is for the most standard-size heaters of 1,500 watts. The capacity for space heaters is $0.10 to $0.42 per hour, from 750 to 3,000 watts.
The price of electricity from your energy company affects the price of operating a space heater. You can also use the price of electricity from your electric bill in the Space Heater Cost Calculator to choose the actual price of operating a space heater.
Pros and Cons of Using an Electric Heater
Apart from how much electricity it requires to use a space heater, there are some saving and safety tips that you must keep in mind.
If you are considering using a space heater to save money, that only works if you turn down the main heat through the remnant of the house and use the movable heater in one room for a little time.
But if you are turning up the electric heater in addition to striking the gas furnace or just exiting the electric heater on all the time, then it becomes more expensive. Electric heaters are more economical than gas heaters entirely.
This is just because the main furnace operates to disperse heat as it spreads through a home’s air vents. An electric furnace can heat one room well, especially if the windows are well-sealed and the area is well-insulated.
Electric heaters have the upper hand over older portable heaters like kerosene heaters because they don’t produce stinks.
