Now that your solar panels are up and running you may be wondering how much electricity is being produced. See your panel generation at:

http://bit.ly/shinesolarSee SHINE sticker (pictured below) within your meter cupboard for your log in details.

Use the table overleaf as a guide to how much electricity your household appliances typically use.

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The following figures are a guide to how much free electricity your panels could produce:

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To view information on the energy your PV system is generating and how much CO2 you have saved please visit;

http://bit.ly/shinesolarLogin ID: Password: SHINE

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Useful appliance ratings

Calculating the running costs of an appliance

Ref: 845/December 2011

Appliance Power rating kWh Cost to run for 1 hour

Electric cooker (hob and oven)

12,000 12 £2.28

An immersion heater 3,000 3 57p‘A’ rated washing machine 2,500 2.5 48pDishwasher 3,000 3 57pTumble dryer 2,500 2.5 48pKettle 2,400 2.4 46pPlasma TV 1,200 – 2,200 1.2 - 2.2 23p – 42pHeater 2,000 2 38pOven 1,200 1.2 23pIron 1,200 1.2 23pMicrowave oven 650 0.65 12pHair dryer 350 0.35 6pAn old freezer 350 0.35 6p‘A’ rated fridge freezer 200 0.2 4pTelevision 150 0.15 3pComputer 120 0.12 3pTungsten light bulb 100 0.1 2pDVD player 100 0.1 2pRadio 50 0.05 1pEnergy saving light bulb 20 0.02 0.5p

For more information, please contact the Environmental Team on 0161 218 1363.

Every household electrical appliance has a power rating somewhere on it. This is a plate / sticker or piece of paper that tells us how much power it needs to work. It is usually given in Watts. The amount of energy it uses depends on how long it is on for. This is measured in kW/h. To work out the amount of energy an appliance uses for the time it is turned on, use the following calculation:

Watts ÷ 1000 × the time it is on for (hours) = kW/hFor example, if a 3,500 watt tumble dryer is on for an hour 3,500 ÷ 1000 × 1 = 3.5kW/h To calculate: usage x unit cost = actual costExample: 3.5kW/h (usage) x £0.19* (unit cost) = £0.67 (actual cost)

If an appliance is turned on for less than an hour, the calculation is as follows:

£2.28 per hour

48p per hour

23 - 42p per hour

1p per hour

Watts ÷ 1000 × minutes ÷ 60 = kW/hFor example, if a 2,400 watt kettle takes five minutes to boil 2,400 ÷ 1000 × 5 ÷ 60 = 0.2kW/h To calculate: usage x unit cost = actual costExample: 0.2kW/h (usage) x £0.19* (unit cost) = £0.04 (actual cost)

* based on an average £0.19 pence per unit (kW/h) cost. Your tariff may be different. Please check your unit (kW/h) cost from your energy supplier.