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WhimWhamWhizzyWazzle t1_j6thgpz wrote

Reply to comment by RelationshipBig2798 in Good space heater? by Baphometwolf83

It's a resistive heater. It's the easiest thing in the world to figure out how much electricity it will use. What's the rated wattage on the box? That's the wattage it will use. It does not cycle on or off or adjust its heat output based on the temperature of the room.

1500w heater? 1.5kWh.

CMP charges a delivery rate of $0.12/kWh and the standard offer for power is $0.18/kWh. Power is therefor $0.30 a kWh.

It costs 45 cents an hour to run a 1500w heater. 24 hours in a day: it costs $10.80 to run it all day and night. 30 days in a month: $324 a month to run one 1500w electric heater.

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RelationshipBig2798 t1_j6tjwii wrote

How do you figure? Every modern heater currently being made has some type of thermostatic temp control and overheat switch. Show me one that doesn't.

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WhimWhamWhizzyWazzle t1_j6tpr3d wrote

I've never seen a space heater with a thermostat on it, but sure enough I Googled it and I guess that's how they make em now. That being the case I'll eat crow on this one and admit there's more to figuring out how much power one would use.

I'd still be leery about relying on one too much though given current power prices.

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lifeissisyphean t1_j6xig5v wrote

The only reason I will likely run elec space heaters to supplement my heat pump vs firing up the furnace is because I switched to cmp new heat pump pricing package, and I always hit the minimum usage after which the cost is I believe .004 cents a KWH.

I’ll be warm in the summa time tho bub.

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