Things that use the most electricity in a house include central air conditioner, electric stove, electric oven, electric dryer, electric water heater, window air conditioners, electric space heaters, hair dryers, electric furnaces, coffee makers, toasters and toaster ovens.
Microwaves are also a pretty big electric user.
How much electricity does the average person use per month?
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) states that the average US citizen uses an average of around 909 kWh of energy per month, which equates to around 10,909 kWh per year.
A central air conditioner can consume as much as $300.00 to $500.00 per month of electricity depending on the size of the central air conditioner and how much it runs.
Central air conditioners use a lot of electricity.
Window air conditioners use less and can cost around $20.00 to $50.00 per month to run depending on the size of window air conditioner.