How many kw does a home use?

Answer 1

The KW of a home depends on the amount of electrical equipment in the home.

An electric utilization equipment such as an electric heater, air conditioner, water heater, stove and/or dryer all add significant KW loads to a home.

Things like refrigerators, freezers, forced air furnace also are major contributors.

Lighting is usually less than most loads in a home unless you have some large wattage (500 to 1000 watt), fixtures.

A range for a normal home can vary widely during a day between 1.0 kw to 15.0 kw. in a home that is mostly electric.

There are a couple of was to calculate an estimate for your home's KW total.

You can get an average by dividing the KWH on your electric bill by the total hours in that month's billing cycle. (24 X # of days) This an average not a peak,which what you are using when every thing is on at the same time.

To figure peak, add up all the name plate amp rates of all your electrical equipment and multiply by their voltage. (usually 120 or 240 for residential) IE. If your refrigerator is listed as 12 amps and is 120 volts it will be using 1.44 kw.(1440 watts) If the wattage is listed no multiplying is necessary, just add it up.