Free environment & sustainability calculator

Home Energy Usage Calculator

Estimate annual household electricity use from power, operating hours, number of loads and days used.

Enter your details

items
W
h/day
days

Calculation method

Energy (kWh) = number of items × watts × hours/day × days/year ÷ 1000.

Your result

Estimated annual energy use
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Daily use
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Monthly average
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Connected load
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Annual use
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This estimates electricity from the entered loads. Real household consumption may include standby power and loads not entered.

How to use this calculator

What to enter

Enter or select the following as requested: Number of appliances / loads; Average power per item; Hours per day; Days used per year. Follow the units, valid ranges, examples, and options displayed beside each field.

What the result means

The environmental result estimates resource use, emissions, efficiency, or savings from the activity, energy mix, quantities, and factors entered. Check the unit basis, geographic emissions factors, system boundary, time period, and whether upstream production or disposal impacts are included.

When to use it

Use this to compare sustainability scenarios or identify potential savings. Treat the result as an estimate that depends on the assumptions and data source; use locally relevant factors for reporting or compliance.