By managing how you use energy, you can reduce your monthly electric bill. This illustration shows the cost to operate typical household applicances for a month. Making simple changes in how you use them, or better yet switching to more energy efficient models, can trim your energy use.

Based on $.14/kWh
Average monthly use for family of four in a 1,500 square-foot home.
Homes differ in usage according to size, climate, construction, insulation and family living habits.
Should not be used to calculate your bill, but rather to identify how energy is used.