Electric Conservation Tips
Appliance Rebates
& Appliance Electricity Usage Charts
Energy Programs & Rebates
Mason County PUD No 1 offers a rebate toward your power bill for the purchase of Energy Star labeled clothes washers, refrigerators, programmable thermostats ,and dishwashers. Rebates also available for qualifying compact fluorescent light bulbs, hot water heaters and new showerhead replacement. Click here for an example Energy Star Label.
- Clothes Washer $50.00 rebate
- Refrigerator/Freezer $12.00 to $110.00 rebate
- Thermostat up to $100.00 rebate
- Dishwasher $25.00 rebate
- Hot Water Heater $25.00 rebate
- CFL Bulbs up to $2.50 per bulb
- Showerhead Replacement $12.00
Mason County PUD #1 Commercial Customers:
Mason County PUD #1 is offering a program for lighting retrofits in commercial buildings. If your building qualifies for the program our representative will perform an audit and discuss the program with you. We will explain how you can save on energy through installing energy efficient lighting. The existing program will end September 30, 2009.
For more information call Customer Service at 360-877-5249 or 1-800-544-4223.
Appliance Electricity Usage
Major Appliances
|
Average
Watts |
Hours
Operated |
kWh's
/month |
Cost
/Month |
| Water Heater |
4500 |
111 |
500 |
$ 30.75 |
| Hot Tub |
6000 |
80 |
480 |
$ 29.52 |
| Clothes Washer |
600 |
12 |
7 |
$ 0.43 |
| Refrigerator |
850 |
180 |
153 |
$ 9.41 |
| Dishwasher |
1200 |
30 |
36 |
$ 2.21 |
| Portable Heater |
1500 |
360 |
540 |
$ 33.21 |
| Range |
8000 |
20 |
160 |
$ 9.84 |
| Freezer |
1000 |
200 |
200 |
$ 12.30 |
| Clothes Dryer |
4350 |
20 |
87 |
$ 5.35 |
| Color Television |
300 |
180 |
54 |
$ 3.32 |
| Microwave |
650 |
10 |
6.5 |
$ 0.40 |
Miscellaneous Appliances
|
Average
Watts |
Hours
Operated |
kWh's
/month |
Cost
/Month |
| Air Conditioner |
860 |
270 |
233 |
$ 14.33 |
| Electric Blanket |
200 |
120 |
24 |
$ 1.48 |
| Clock |
3 |
720 |
2 |
$ 0.12 |
| Computer/Power/Printer/Fax |
600 |
90 |
54 |
$ 3.32 |
| Coffee Maker |
850 |
15 |
13 |
$ 0.80 |
| Curling Iron |
18 |
8 |
0.14 |
$ 0.01 |
| Dehumidifier |
400 |
360 |
144 |
$ 8.86 |
| Drill, 1/4" |
250 |
2 |
0.5 |
$ 0.03 |
| Exhaust Fan Kitchen/Bath |
250 |
35 |
9 |
$ 0.55 |
| Fryer (Deep Fat) |
1500 |
4 |
6 |
$ 0.37 |
| Furnace Blower |
600 |
180 |
108 |
$ 6.64 |
| Hair Dryer |
1100 |
8 |
9 |
$ 0.55 |
| 100 Watt Regular Light Bulb |
100 |
240 |
24 |
$ 1.48 |
| 40 Watt Fluorescent Light bulb |
40 |
240 |
10 |
$ 0.62 |
| Pellet Stove |
250 |
720 |
180 |
$ 11.07 |
| Security Light |
250 |
300 |
75 |
$ 4.61 |
| Radio/CD Player |
150 |
60 |
9 |
$ 0.55 |
| Sewing Machine |
100 |
10 |
1 |
$ 0.06 |
| Electric Razor (rechargeable) |
12 |
24 |
0.29 |
$ 0.02 |
| Toaster |
1130 |
4 |
4.52 |
$ 0.28 |
| Toaster Oven |
1350 |
5 |
6.75 |
$ 0.42 |
| Vacuum Cleaner |
700 |
10 |
7 |
$ 0.43 |
| Water Bed |
400 |
420 |
168 |
$ 10.33 |
| Well Pump |
950 |
80 |
7 |
$ 4.67 |
| VCR |
950 |
16 |
15 |
$ 0.92 |
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