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Energy Consumption

The EnerGuide label
By law, the EnerGuide label must be affixed to all new appliances manufactured in or imported into Canada. It is not a seal of energy efficiency, but rather a tool to help you compare the energy consumption of similar appliances.


The label provides the answers to two important questions:
  • How much energy, in kilowatthours (kWh), will the appliance use in one year?
  • Does the appliance use more or less power than other, comparable models?
  • Estimated annual energy consumption, in kilowatthours
    per year.
  • An arrow just above the shaded bar scale shows where the appliance ranks relative to models of the same type and size.
  • The shaded bar scale shows the energy-consumption range for appliances of similar type and size. The figure at the left end of the scale indicates the lowest energy consumption, while the figure on the right indicates the highest.
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Beware of energy hogs
Operating costs are costs that consumers have to pay over the entire service life
of an appliance.

The more efficient an appliance is, the less power it uses.
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EnerGuide
rating
555 kWh/year
Cost of
electricity
To estimate your average cost per kilowatthour, check your electricity bill.
$0.0702 /kWh
Annual
energy cost
$38.96

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Annual
energy cost
$38.96
Service
life
17 years
Total energy cost over entire
service life
$662.34


  1. When the time comes to replace your appliances, Hydro-Québec encourages you to dispose of them properly. More information
  2. Some of the information in this publication was provided by Natural Resources Canada.
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