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Originally Posted by StinkyPink
Just an FYI. Most appliances tell you how many watts power consumption they use. Here are examples
Lights - Generally 60w or 13w equivelant low energy bulb
TV - CRT=75w-150w for 25" to 27" - LCD=Less - Projection=More
Microwave - 600w-1200w
Stereo - Recievers/Amps=100w-150w Cassette/Cd/Dvd/Vcr/Eq=25w-50w
Computer - Approx 250w-450w Gaming as much as 1500w fo high end machines!
Monitors - See TV
Heaters - 600w(low) 900w(medium) 1500(high) PER HEATER!
Fridge - 200w-300w
Range - Mine is a 2009 model that takes about 700w for 8" burner and 1100w for 12" burners oven is about 1200w
Water Heater - 1600w (30gallon 110v)-3500w (50gallon 220v)
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Unless the appliance is very simple (ie a light or an electric cooking element) you'll need to take these figures with a grain of salt. For example, a microwave oven will turn the magnetron on and off to regulate cooking, which will reduce the average consumption.
If you want to go green it's often better to think about small changes you can make to
reduce your overall energy requirements, rather than just building a bigger and more expensive system...
I'm just about to buy an Intel Atom CPU based motherboard that draws less than 20W of juice, which includes a 'green' HD. Its processing power is roughly equivalent to a low end Pentium 4 and as a bonus it doesn't need a PSU, just a 12V DC input. That's the future.
