How to Calculate the Total Watts that Your Electronics Will Consume
The most accurate way to use a solar cost calculator to calculate the total watts (W) that the electronics in your home will consume is to make a list of appliances you have and record their daily watt usage. For example, if you have a television that is 100 watts and you use it three hours per day, that would equal 300 watts per day.
If you’d rather not go around your house to determine each appliance’s wattage and daily usage, you can also reference your monthly electricity bill. Keep in mind that your bill shows your usage in kilowatt-hours (kWh), not watt-hours.
To determine your watt-hours, simply take your kWh and multiply by 1000. If your monthly electricity bill shows that your home used 800 kWh, that would be 800,000 watt-hours for the month or around 27,000 watt-hours per day (27 kilowatt-hours).
You can also contact your utility company for more information that will help you to utilize the solar cost calculator.
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