News
05/08/08
Category: General
Posted by: Eric
" Surging fuel costs are about to inflict more pain on consumers, this time in the form of rapidly rising electricity bills.
Power prices are being pushed up across the U.S., with increases sometimes soaring into double digits, due to costlier coal and natural gas, the fuels used to make 70% of the nation's electricity."
03/19/08
Category: General
Posted by: Eric
“Watch out, consumer,” said David M. Khani, a coal analyst at Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group. You’re probably going to see accelerating electricity prices in 2009, 2010 and 2011.”
01/25/08
Category: General
Posted by: Eric
Holy Cross Energy has renewed their rebates for solar electric systems for 2008. The rebate program reimburses Holy Cross electricity customers at a rate of $2 per Watt, up to $20,000.
Common Loads
Sorry this table still needs to be reformated. It can be viewed by clicking on the "printer" button to the right.
| COMMON LOADS | POWER RANGE - WATTS | Notes |
| Washing machine | 200-900 | Staber brand is 200W |
| Gas dryer | 300-400 | |
| 1 HP well pump | 900-1500 | |
| 1/2 HP well pump | 500-900 | |
| Microwave | 1000-1600 | About double the nominal watts |
| Computer - desktop | 150-180 | |
| Computer monitor | 100 | LCD 35W much better |
| Inkjet printer | 50 | |
| Laser printer | 600 | |
| Laptop | 35 | |
| Color TV | 100-300 | |
| Vacuum cleaner | 700 | |
| Standard refrig. | 300-500 | 12-16 Hrs/day |
| Conserv refrig. | 100 | 900 WH / day |
| Sunfrost RF-19 | 100 | 900 WH / day |
| Small stereo | 35 | |
| Dishwasher | 1000-1500 | electric heating element? |
| Coffee maker | 800 | |
| VCR | 30-40 | |
| Ceiling fan | 40-50 | |
| Furnace blower | 300-800 | HOG |
| Incand. Lights | 40-100 | OK for infrequent use |
| Comp. Flour. Lights | 9-23 | |
| Toaster | 1400 |
Next page: Sample Load Worksheet