On May 18, 6:37�pm, Glenda Copeland gscopel...@Use-Author-Supplied-
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On Tue, 18 May 2010 01:53:25 +0000 (UTC), Glenda Copeland wrote:
Just bought a dozen Leviton decora single pole 15A 120VAC lighted rocker
switches (model 5611, aka model 105-05611-21S).
Do you know how much power a lighted switch uses?

You guys have cheap electricity!

I just pulled out my California PG&E bill to check the numbers (I can't
believe you guys pay only a dime per Kwh!!!!!. Lucky you!)

My baseline is 365.4Kwh at 12�/Kwh
Then for 101% to 130% of baseline, it's 14�/Kwh.
For 131% to 200%, it's 29�/Kwh.
And, for the last few weeks of the month, at 201% to 300% of baseline, it's
43�/month.

I averaged this to about 35�/Kwh because I didn't know how to do the math
otherwise (I used over 150 Kwh at the 131% to 200% rate and 256 Kwh at the
29� rate).

.1W/bulb x 12switches x 20hours/day x 365days/year x 35�/Kwh x 1Kwh/1000KW
= $3.00/year

It would be nice to see what others pay for 201% to 300% over baseline 'cuz
if it's 10�, you have the deal of the century!

Well in the UK we pay around $0.25/Kwh. Plus a fixed "meter rental".
Massive rises forecast for the near future. To pay for our
replacement nuclear power stations.
The upside is our electrical appliances are more efficient.v They
need to be.

My electricity bill is about $100/month on average. However I have no
gas/oil bill my house is zero heat needed.