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West Oregon Electric Cooperative

People on farms and small communities joined forces to bring electricity to their homes and businesses.

Kitchen

Appliance	Typical Usage	$/month*	$/year*
Blender	20 min/month	<0.01	0.11
Bread Maker	twice/week	1.79	21.48
Can Opener	50 times/month	0.03	0.37
Drip Coffee Brew Cycle	twice/day	0.76	9.18
Dishwasher w/hot water	15 times/month	4.59	55.08
Electric Skillet	4 hrs/month	0.36	4.22
Electric Knife	5 min/month	<0.01	<0.01
Exhaust Fan	30 min/day	0.23	2.75
Food Dehydrator	40 hrs/month	0.91	11.02
Food Processor	2 hrs/month	0.06	0.73
Garbage Disposal	2 min/day	0.03	0.37
Hot Water Dispenser	1 gal/day	3.74	44.99
Microwave Oven	15 min/day	0.45	5.33
Mixer (handheld)	15 min/month	<0.01	0.03
Mixer (base model)	15 min/month	<0.01	0.05
Oven	30 hrs/month	5.20	62.43
Self-Clean Feature	once/month	0.30	3.67
Popcorn Popper-air	once/week	0.08	0.91
Toaster (2-slice)	twice/day	0.23	2.75
Toaster Oven	15 min/day	0.39	4.59
Trash Compactor	daily	<0.01	0.09
Waffle Iron	1 hr/month	0.08	0.91
Electric Range
Large Element	20 min/day	1.29	15.42
Small Element	30 min/day	1.45	17.44
Refridgerator/Freezer
12-16 Cubic Foot Manual Defrost	continuous	7.65	91.80
16-18 Cubic Foot Auto Defrost	continuous	10.71	128.52
20-23 Cubic Foot Auto Defrost	continuous	13.92	167.07
Freezer 15 Cubic Foot
Manual Defrost	continuous	6.89	82.62
Auto Defrost	continuous	11.48	137.70

*All estimated energy costs calculated at $0.0765/kWh