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  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/electricity-cost-calculator/schema.json",
  "title": "Electricity Cost Calculator inputs",
  "description": "Estimate energy use and electricity cost for one or more devices.",
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    "powerWatts": {
      "title": "Power per device",
      "type": "number",
      "default": 1000,
      "minimum": 0,
      "x-step": 1,
      "multipleOf": 1,
      "x-suffix": " W"
    },
    "devices": {
      "title": "Number of devices",
      "type": "number",
      "default": 1,
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 1000000,
      "x-step": 1,
      "multipleOf": 1
    },
    "hoursPerDay": {
      "title": "Hours used per day",
      "type": "number",
      "default": 4,
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 24,
      "x-step": 0.1
    },
    "days": {
      "title": "Days",
      "type": "number",
      "default": 30,
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 36500,
      "x-step": 1,
      "multipleOf": 1
    },
    "ratePerKwh": {
      "title": "Electricity rate per kWh",
      "type": "number",
      "default": 0.18,
      "minimum": 0,
      "x-step": 0.001,
      "x-unit": "currency"
    }
  },
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    "powerWatts",
    "devices",
    "hoursPerDay",
    "days",
    "ratePerKwh"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false,
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    "calculatorUrl": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/electricity-cost-calculator/",
    "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/electricity-cost-calculator/?powerWatts=1000&devices=1&hoursPerDay=4&days=30&ratePerKwh=0.18",
    "migrationStatus": "new",
    "reviewStatus": "pending",
    "pageStatus": "live",
    "workStatus": "pending",
    "formula": {
      "expression": "Energy (kWh) = watts ÷ 1000 × devices × hours/day × days; cost = energy × rate"
    },
    "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."
    },
    "outputs": {
      "totalCost": {
        "title": "Total electricity cost",
        "type": "number",
        "x-format": "currency",
        "x-primary": true
      },
      "energyKwh": {
        "title": "Energy used",
        "type": "number",
        "x-format": "number",
        "x-suffix": " kWh",
        "x-digits": 2
      },
      "dailyCost": {
        "title": "Average daily cost",
        "type": "number",
        "x-format": "currency"
      },
      "annualizedCost": {
        "title": "Annualized cost at same use",
        "type": "number",
        "x-format": "currency"
      }
    }
  }
}