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Does this make me a geek?

There is hardly a light in our house that is not a compact fluorescent. We buy energy-efficient appliances. I keep our thermostat set low in the winter and high in the summer. I like to save energy and I like to know how much energy things use. When I asked for a Kill-a-Watt for Christmas, my wife said, “you’re such a geek”. My parents bought me one. I now geekily test everything in our house and can tell you how much electricity almost anything uses. Here are some of my findings…

  • This iMac with two external hard drives and speakers is currently using 103 watts
  • Our Comcast cable box/DVR uses 43 watts when it’s on and 42 watts when it’s turned off
  • Toaster: 900 watts
  • Maytag Nuptune Washer and Dryer each use 2 watts when off. Washing and drying a load uses about .27 KWH. (The water heat and dryer heat come from gas)
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