How much electricity does your household really use? If you want to double-check your household’s energy consumption, this calculator provides a simple way to make your own estimate based on the appliances you use every day.

Add each appliance, enter its electricity consumption and the number of hours it typically runs each day. You can then choose a calculation period, from a few days to a full year, to estimate how much electricity your household would consume during that time.

This gives you an independent, appliance-by-appliance estimate of your household’s electricity consumption in kWh. You can use the result to better understand your everyday energy usage and compare your own estimate with the consumption recorded on your electricity bill.