How far will 1 kWh go?
How far one kilowatt hour (kWh) will go depends on the rating of the appliance. We have listed below what you can do with 1 kWh.
You can use:
- an infrared heater for 30 minutes.
- a hairdryer for 37.5 minutes.
- a cooker plate for 40 minutes.
- a microwave oven for 40 minutes.
- a kettle for 40 minutes.
- a vacuum cleaner for 43 minutes.
- a toaster for 1 hour.
- a coffee pecolator for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
- a 40W bulb for 25 hours.
- a 9W low-energy lamp for 111 hours.
- a mobile phone charger can be left in the socket for 200 hours.
- a 42” plasma TV with a rating of 220 W for 4 hours and 30 minutes.
- a 42” LCD TV with a rating of 128 W for 7 hours and 48 minutes.
- a digital box for 111 hours.
