{
  "id": "electricity-cost-calculator",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "name": "Electricity Cost Calculator",
  "shortName": "Electricity cost",
  "description": "Estimate energy use and electricity cost for one or more devices.",
  "category": "Science & Engineering",
  "categorySlug": "science-engineering",
  "keywords": [
    "electric bill",
    "kwh cost",
    "appliance power",
    "energy usage"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "new",
  "engine": "native",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/electricity-cost-calculator.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "1.0.0",
    "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-cost-calculator/",
    "definition": "/calculator/electricity-cost-calculator/definition.json",
    "schema": "/calculator/electricity-cost-calculator/schema.json",
    "llms": "/calculator/electricity-cost-calculator/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/calculator/electricity-cost-calculator.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/electricity-cost-calculator/?powerWatts=1000&devices=1&hoursPerDay=4&days=30&ratePerKwh=0.18",
  "queryParameters": {
    "powerWatts": {
      "label": "Power per device",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 1000
    },
    "devices": {
      "label": "Number of devices",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 1
    },
    "hoursPerDay": {
      "label": "Hours used per day",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 4
    },
    "days": {
      "label": "Days",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 30
    },
    "ratePerKwh": {
      "label": "Electricity rate per kWh",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 0.18
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "powerWatts",
      "label": "Power per device",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 1000,
      "min": 0,
      "step": 1,
      "suffix": " W",
      "width": "half"
    },
    {
      "id": "devices",
      "label": "Number of devices",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 1,
      "min": 1,
      "max": 1000000,
      "step": 1,
      "width": "half"
    },
    {
      "id": "hoursPerDay",
      "label": "Hours used per day",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 4,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 24,
      "step": 0.1,
      "width": "half"
    },
    {
      "id": "days",
      "label": "Days",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 30,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 36500,
      "step": 1,
      "width": "half"
    },
    {
      "id": "ratePerKwh",
      "label": "Electricity rate per kWh",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 0.18,
      "min": 0,
      "step": 0.001,
      "width": "full"
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "totalCost",
      "label": "Total electricity cost",
      "format": "currency",
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "energyKwh",
      "label": "Energy used",
      "format": "number",
      "digits": 2,
      "suffix": " kWh"
    },
    {
      "id": "dailyCost",
      "label": "Average daily cost",
      "format": "currency"
    },
    {
      "id": "annualizedCost",
      "label": "Annualized cost at same use",
      "format": "currency"
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "Energy (kWh) = watts ÷ 1000 × devices × hours/day × days; cost = energy × rate"
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Reproducible default-input example (not a personal recommendation)",
      "inputs": {
        "powerWatts": 1000,
        "devices": 1,
        "hoursPerDay": 4,
        "days": 30,
        "ratePerKwh": 0.18
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": []
}