Daily Utility Lab

Electricity, appliance energy
& running cost calculators.

Understand how much electricity your home uses, what each appliance costs to run, and where you can save. Work from watts to kWh, compare AC efficiency, estimate bills, and plan lower-cost energy use with transparent formulas.

  • Transparent calculations
  • Inputs stay local
  • Analytics only with consent
Live lab bench
11 tools ready

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EnergyEstimate the monthly cost

What does my AC cost to run? Enter the unit's power, usage and electricity rate.

Open this tool

Start with an appliance, an air conditioner, or the figures on your electricity bill.

Electricity & energy

Appliance Power Consumption Calculator

Estimate appliance energy use and running costs from wattage, usage and your tariff.

  • 27 appliance presets
  • Daily to yearly cost
Measure appliance use
Electricity & energy

Home Electricity Usage Calculator

Add multiple appliances to estimate household electricity use, monthly cost, and your biggest energy users.

  • Multiple appliance tracking
  • Monthly cost & kWh breakdown
Estimate home usage
Electricity & energy

AC Running Cost Calculator

Estimate air-conditioner running costs from BTU rating, efficiency, usage and electricity rate.

  • BTU + EER/SEER inputs
  • Hourly to yearly cost
Estimate AC cost
Electricity & energy

Electricity Bill Calculator

Estimate a bill from meter readings or kWh, tariff, fixed charges and tax.

  • Meter readings or kWh
  • Itemised bill breakdown
Estimate my bill
Electricity & energy

Time-of-Use Electricity Cost & Appliance Scheduler

Map peak and off-peak rates, schedule appliances, and find cheaper hours to use electricity.

  • Peak and off-peak rates
  • 18 appliance presets
Schedule my appliances

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Privacy tools

A smaller set of local tools for removing hidden metadata and checking images before sharing.

Metadata & privacy

File Metadata Sanitizer

Remove hidden EXIF, GPS, camera and author metadata from files in your browser.

  • Photos, GIFs and PDFs
  • No file upload
Sanitize my files
Metadata & privacy

Screenshot Privacy Checker

Scan screenshot text for sensitive information and redact it before sharing.

  • 12 privacy categories
  • Risk classification
Check for privacy risks

Useful numbers.
Visible reasoning.

Every energy estimate states its units, formula, assumptions and limits so you can check the result against your own bill.

How the lab works
Start with watts

Turn appliance power and runtime into kWh before applying your tariff.

Compare real costs

See hourly, daily, monthly and yearly estimates in the same calculation.

Find practical savings

Test efficient appliances, off-peak schedules, solar and backup-power choices.