Electric Fireplace Energy Usage

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Electric fireplace energy usage.

The average electric fireplace uses nearly 1500 watts of power. The energy usage of an electric fireplace will scale linearly with the wattage of the unit. However if you use a heating unit as well the costs will go up to around 0 09 per hour for a medium setting and 0 18 per hour for the maximum setting. Operational costs range between 0 003 to 3 cents per hour when you use them strictly for decorative purposes that is the flames are activated but no heat is produced.

A 1500w electric fireplace that uses a conventional fan space heater will use 1 5kw of electricity every hour which equates to 1 5kwh. If you use it just for ambiance then the cost can range anywhere from 0 003 to 0 03 per hour. Electric fireplaces use only about 1 500 watts of electricity.