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1. APARTMENT AUDIT
By Ashley Bircher
BBE 2201 DSARI

3. TOOLS
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4. Lighting
Light Location kWh Time On (Hours) TOTAL (kWh per day)
Bedroom Lamp .03 7 PM – 11:00 PM .12 kwh/daily
Bedroom Light .14 6 AM – 7 AM
4 PM – 10 PM
.98 kwh/daily
Kitchen Light .14 6 AM – 7 AM
7 PM – 8 PM
.28 kwh/ daily
Bathroom Light .18 Accumulative
1 hour daily
.18 kwh/daily

5. Small Appliances
Appliance kWh Time Used (Hours) TOTAL (kWh per day)
Microwave .13 (in use)
.0004 (phantom)
2 min .04
Nutribullet .02 1 min .0003

6. Large Appliances
Appliance kWh Time (Hours) TOTAL (kWh per day)
Refrigerator .04 CONSTANT .96

7. Electronics
Item kWh Time Used (Hours) TOTAL (kWh per day)
Television .02 Accumulative
4 hours daily
.08
Router .02 CONSTANT .48
Laptop .04 Accumulative
1 hour daily
.04

8. Snakes
Snake Heat kWh Time (Hours) TOTAL (kWh per day)
Noodle .009 CONSTANT .22
Pascal .01 CONSTANT .24

9. Overall Findings
13.8
1.2
1.4
18
46.8
kWh by Month
Snake Heat Small Appliances Large Appliances Electronics Lights
81.2 kWh

10. Monthly Cost
(12 cents per kWh)
 Lighting: $5.62
 Electronics: $2.16
 Snake Heat: $1.65
 Large Appliances: $0.17
 Small Appliances: $0.14

11. http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/these-smart-clothes-dryers-could-reduce-electricity-
demand-by-the-equivalent-of-6-coal-power-plants.html

12. State Number of
Customers
Average Monthly
Consumption
(kWh)
Average Price
(Cents/kWh)
Average Monthly
Bill (Dollar and
cents)
Minnesota 2,374,674 762 12.12 92.32
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