{
  "id": "electricity-calculator",
  "version": "7.0.0",
  "name": "Electricity Cost",
  "shortName": "Electricity Cost",
  "description": "Estimate the electricity cost of running appliances based on their wattage and usage time.",
  "category": "Science & Engineering",
  "categorySlug": "science-engineering",
  "keywords": [
    "electricity"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "migrated",
  "migratedDate": "2026-08-18",
  "engine": "legacy-react",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/electricity-calculator.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "7.0.0",
    "referenceCoverage": "references-pending",
    "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
    "historicalMetadataDate": "2026-08-18",
    "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
  },
  "urls": {
    "page": "/calculator/electricity-calculator/",
    "definition": "/calculator/electricity-calculator/definition.json",
    "schema": "/calculator/electricity-calculator/schema.json",
    "llms": "/calculator/electricity-calculator/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/calculator/electricity-calculator.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/electricity-calculator/?watts=100&hours=5&rate=0.15",
  "queryParameters": {
    "watts": {
      "label": "Power Consumption (Watts)",
      "type": "number",
      "required": false,
      "default": 100
    },
    "hours": {
      "label": "Hours Used Per Day",
      "type": "number",
      "required": false,
      "default": 5
    },
    "rate": {
      "label": "Cost per kWh ($)",
      "type": "number",
      "required": false,
      "default": 0.15
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "watts",
      "label": "Power Consumption (Watts)",
      "type": "number",
      "defaultValue": 100
    },
    {
      "id": "hours",
      "label": "Hours Used Per Day",
      "type": "number",
      "defaultValue": 5
    },
    {
      "id": "rate",
      "label": "Cost per kWh ($)",
      "type": "number",
      "defaultValue": 0.15
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "result",
      "label": "Result",
      "format": "text",
      "primary": true
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "Energy in kWh = power in kW × hours; cost = energy × price per kWh."
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Reproducible default-input example (not a personal recommendation)",
      "inputs": {
        "watts": 100,
        "hours": 5,
        "rate": 0.15
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": []
}