{"id":11141,"date":"2023-07-27T05:00:41","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T05:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solar.com\/learn\/?p=11141"},"modified":"2023-07-27T15:00:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T15:00:20","slug":"what-uses-the-most-electricity-in-a-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solar.com\/learn\/what-uses-the-most-electricity-in-a-home\/","title":{"rendered":"What Uses the Most Electricity in a Home?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Between rising electricity prices and increasing consumption, Americans are facing some of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solar.com\/learn\/why-is-my-electricity-bill-so-high\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">highest electricity bills<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of their lives in 2023. When those high bills arrive, it\u2019s only natural to wonder what is using up so much electricity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this article, we\u2019ll explore the power consumption of household appliances so you can make a battle plan for lowering your electricity bill.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, if you find that lowering your usage isn\u2019t effective, realistic, or desirable, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solar.com\/dashboard\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">connect with an Energy Advisor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to see how solar panels can effectively reduce your energy costs!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What uses the most electricity in a home?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air conditioning uses the most electricity in a home in every region of the US and accounts for 15-23% of the average household consumption. At around 12.5%, space heating has the second largest share of consumption in every region except the South.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.solar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/electricity-usage-urban-vs-rural.png\" alt=\"Graph showing what uses the most amount of electricity among urban and rural homes.\" width=\"2268\" height=\"1814\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, the Big Four home appliances with the highest electricity usage are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air conditioning &#8211; 19.5%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Space heating &#8211; 12.4%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water heating &#8211; 12.0%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Refrigerators &#8211; 7.9%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s worth noting that charging an electric vehicle (EV) at home uses roughly as much electricity as running an air conditioner, and can be <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">biggest consumer of electricity in households that have multiple EV&#8217;s charging in the garage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exactly what appliance uses the most electricity in a home depends on a few things, including where it\u2019s located and the type of home it is. For example, air conditioning is the top consuming appliance in urban households while space heating is the top consuming appliance in rural households.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As for housing types, AC represents the biggest share in single-family homes and apartments, while water heating takes the cake in mobile homes. This is likely due to there being less space to heat and cool in mobile homes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.solar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/most-electricity-by-housing-type.png\" alt=\"Graph showing the % of total household electricity usage by housing type.\" width=\"2268\" height=\"1815\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your AC usage is the first thing to examine if your electric bill is high in summer, as it provides the greatest opportunity to reduce usage and, by extension, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solar.com\/learn\/how-to-lower-your-electric-bill-with-solar-panels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lower your electricity bill<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What small appliances use the most electricity?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the Big Four major appliances, lights, clothes dryers, TVs, and computers make up the next largest portion of residential electricity usage. However, this will vary based on the type of appliances you have and how much you use them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The chart below shows the average share of power consumption of 13 common household appliances in 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.solar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/what-uses-the-most-electricity-in-a-home.png\" alt=\"Graph showing the share of residential electricity use among different household appliances.\" width=\"2258\" height=\"1717\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What uses more electricity, TV or light?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based on national averages, lighting uses more electricity per household than televisions by a slim margin. For the average household using 880 kWh per month, lighting accounts for around 38 kWh while TVs account for around 30 kWh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the average utility rate of 17 cents per kWh, that amounts to $6.46 per month for lighting and $5.10 per month for TVs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, this breakdown varies for each household based on the type of energy efficiency and usage of each item. For example, a household with LED bulbs that watches a lot of TV on multiple screens will likely have higher TV consumption than a household with incandescent lights that hardly watches TV.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<gs-injectable background = 'true' border='true' primary_color = '#8b72d3' secondary_color='#f98d7e' utm_campaign = 'get_started_injectable' utm_medium='What Uses the Most Electricity in a Home?' content_texts = 'true' upper_text='Compare quotes from multiple' upper_text_span = 'trusted installers' lower_text='See how much solar could lower your' lower_text_span = 'energy costs' get_started_text='Get started' only_community_solar='false'><\/gs-injectable>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What uses electricity at night?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are two groups of appliances using electricity at night: Appliances you are using intentionally and appliances that are sucking energy while they are \u201coff\u201d but still plugged in.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Appliances that you run intentionally at night can include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Air conditioning and fans\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heaters<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EV charging<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Refrigerators<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dishwashers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Device chargers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Night lights\/porch lights<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Powering these systems at night isn\u2019t necessarily a bad thing, especially if you have <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solar.com\/learn\/time-of-use-rates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">time-of-use rates<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where your rate is much lower during off-peak periods. In fact, it\u2019s actually quite economical to run your dishwasher or laundry machines overnight while electricity is cheap instead to avoid running them during peak hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second group includes systems that are \u201coff\u201d but still sucking power in standby mode (aka vampire appliances). And it isn\u2019t very economical to have vampire appliances leeching electricity when you aren\u2019t using them.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What appliances use the most electricity when turned off?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Systems that leech the most electricity when you are not using them can account for 5-10% of your annual household consumption, or nearly $180 per year for the average household. These appliances include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TVs and video game systems (especially older models)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Device chargers (even if they\u2019re not charging!)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Computers, printers, and office equipment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stereos and set-top boxes, such as DVRs and cable boxes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microwaves<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coffee makers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plug-in lamps<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Again, these systems will vary from household to household. You can reduce the impact of vampire appliances by unplugging them when not in use, using a power strip to turn them off, or upgrading to energy efficient appliances that use less power in standby mode.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get to know your electricity usage so you can pay less for it!<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you have an understanding of what appliances use the most electricity in your home, you can make a battle plan for lowering your consumption and, by extension, your electric bill.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, if you find it\u2019s inefficient or unrealistic to make meaningful cuts to your electricity consumption, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solar.com\/dashboard\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">connect with an Energy Advisor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to see how solar panels can reduce the price you pay for electricity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Between rising electricity prices and increasing consumption, Americans are facing some of the highest electricity bills of their lives in 2023. 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