Appliance Running Cost Calculator
Pick an appliance below, or enter your own wattage if it’s not listed. The numbers update as you type, and the formula is shown in full so you can see exactly where each figure comes from.
This is one of the bigger single loads in a typical home. It's worth checking what a solar system could offset before this one, try our energy cost calculator.
Wattages are typical UK figures for each appliance, not every model's nameplate rating, and your own appliance may draw more or less. The unit rate used is around 26p/kWh, the same assumption as our other calculators. First time seeing "kWh"? Our plain-English guide explains it.