Study shows the cheapest and most expensive electronic devices per year by region
The study shows the cheapest and most expensive electrical appliances to run per year by region – air conditioning costs $1,000 a year, while your television costs just $46
- New data from MoneyTransfers.com compared the cost of running devices
- According to the data, air conditioning costs about $1,000 a year to run in the United States
- Electric heaters cost the second most expensive nationwide at about $115 per year
- The data compared costs in the Northeast, Midwest, South and West
Newly compiled data reveals which appliances in homes in the United States have the highest electric bills and which homeowners set back the least.
The data showed that air conditioners were by far the most electricity-consuming of any common home appliance, costing Americans across the country just under $1,000 a year.
Electric heaters are second only to air conditioning, but at a significantly lower annual cost of around $115 nationwide. Hair dryers and LED lightbulbs brought up the rear, costing a pittance of $0.31 and $0.21, respectively.
The data, compiled by MoneyTransfers.com, compared the electricity costs of 19 popular devices in four different regions of the country – Northeast, Midwest, South and West.
Air conditioners, estimated to run 8 hours a day, cost Americans $944.64 a year in the Northeast, $826.56 in the Midwest, $885.60, and $1,000.60 in the West.
Broken down monthly, air conditioners fetched $88.56 for Americans across the country.
Air conditioners were followed by electric heaters, which cost Americans $115.20 a year in the Northeast, $100.80 in the Midwest, $108 in the South, and $129.60 in the West.
Tumble dryers were close behind at $92.16 per year in the Northeast, $80.64 in the Midwest, $86.40 in the South and $103.68 in the West. Washing machines were in close proximity and cost $69.12 per year in the Northeast, $60.48 in the Midwest, $64.80 in the West, and $77.76 in the South.
Refrigerators cost Americans between $57.12 and $73.44 a year and dishwashers about $48.60 a year.
Microwaves cost between $8.26 and $10.37 per year, coffee makers around $16, vacuums between $7.49 and $11.67 and laptops around $13 per year.
LED TVs about 43 inches wide cost $20.54 in the Northeast, $17.98 in the Midwest, $19.26 in the South, and $46.66 in the West.
Xbox One gaming consoles running about four hours a day cost $41.47 in the Northeast, $36.29 in the Midwest, $38.88 in the South and $51.84 in the West.
LED light bulbs, which ran about four hours a day, were the cheapest items to pay for, costing about $3.15 a year to run. However, light bulbs that run for the same amount of time cost about $15 a year.
Hair dryers were among the cheapest devices to run for the year — about $3 nationwide — but that may be largely due to their low operating time of about 5 minutes a day.
Hair straighteners were similarly cheap, costing about $4 a year for five minutes of use a day.
The data showed that air conditioners were by far the most electricity-consuming of any common home appliance, costing Americans across the country just under $1,000 a year
LED TVs about 42 inches wide cost $20.54 in the Northeast, $17.98 in the Midwest, $19.26 in the South, and $46.66 in the West
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