Electricity Question

[barry1010]

I am trying to work out if my overnight electricity use is too much. Every night I have running two big upright freezers, two undercounter fridges, four CCTV cameras (motion activated), one router, one Virgin box, two baby monitors, one de-humidifier. I rarely turn my desktop off although I do turn the monitor off.
My overnight usage ranges between 0.07 and 0.12 kw per hour.
Is this about right?

[DTCwordfan]

so 7 to 12p/hr seems reasonable....

[barry1010]

Thanks, DTC.

[DTCwordfan]

a new 15 cu.ft freezer comes in at about 3

[barry1010]

Mine are around 260 litres

[DTCwordfan]

comes in about 35-50W per hour....so around 1kw per day
fridges can be much higher as in double
wouldn't think the cameras and router burn that much - my router is 6 watts....for the camera, depends on the model but 4 to 15W for each one

the dehumidifier, again model and age specific, is probably where you can save the most - a 20 litre one, some 400W per hour - but mini-ones can be as low as 25W

[DTCwordfan]

those are 10 cu.ft grosso modo....

[DTCwordfan]

so conclusion, if you are wanting to save tricity/money, can you knock your dehumidifier back substantially....?

[jno]

the dehumidifier might be functioning as a clothes dryer.

[Atheist]

Good point, jno.
I don't understand the references to watts per hour. Where do you get your figures from? From the meter?

[FatticusInch]

Do t know if this is if any use?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63205245

[FatticusInch]

Some of these figures surprised me too:

https://i.imgur.com/aeTEGsS.png

[barry1010]

Atheist, my providers website shows me how many watts I use per hour, I have a smart meter.

The dehumidifier needs to be on to stop condensation in the bedroom. I can’t find the cause of it. It’s a small one.

[Atheist]

Barry; Watts is not a measure of electricity consumption, it's a measure of the 'speed' at which you are consuming electricity. This is all a bit academic, I know.
A Kilowatt is a thousand Watts. A kilowatt hour tells you how much electricity you have used. It means you have travelled at a 'speed' of a kilowatt for an hour. It can all be a bit confusing. Your meter tells you how many kilowatt hours you have used.