Daily Utility Lab

Electricity & Energy Tools

Every home energy question starts with watts and ends with a bill. These free browser calculators cover the full chain: from measuring individual appliance consumption, through estimating AC running costs and total electrical load, to understanding your electricity bill, scheduling appliances around time-of-use rates, sizing battery backup systems and evaluating solar payback.

All calculations run locally in your browser. No uploads, no accounts, no sign-ups.

Available tools (9)

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
Electricity & energy

Household Electrical Load Compatibility Checker

Total appliance wattage and check amperage, circuit capacity and breaker sizing.

  • 120V & 230V systems
  • 80% load rule
Check my electrical load
Electricity & energy

Battery Backup Time & Inverter Size Calculator

Estimate battery runtime or size a battery bank and inverter for household appliances.

  • 20 appliance presets
  • Lead-acid and lithium
Calculate backup time
Electricity & energy

Solar Savings & Payback Calculator

Estimate solar production, electricity savings and the break-even payback period.

  • Annual production and savings
  • Payback and lifetime view
Find my payback
Electricity & energy

EV Home Charging Cost Calculator

Calculate the true cost to charge your electric car at home — per session, monthly, and annual impact on your electricity bill.

  • 20 EV battery presets
  • Level 1, 2 and 3 charging
Calculate my EV charging cost

How these tools connect

Start with measurement: the Appliance Power Consumption Calculator turns wattage and usage hours into kWh and cost for a single device. To see the full picture across your household, the Home Electricity Usage Calculator combines multiple appliances and shows which ones contribute most to your bill. For air conditioning specifically, the AC Running Cost Calculator derives power from BTU/h and EER or SEER efficiency, then gives hourly, daily, monthly and seasonal estimates.

Total your load: the Household Electrical Load Compatibility Checker adds up all your appliances and checks whether your circuits and breakers can handle the combined draw.

Understand your bill: the Electricity Bill Calculator turns meter readings or kWh into an itemised bill with tariff, fixed charges and tax. The Time-of-Use Electricity Cost & Appliance Scheduler maps peak, standard and off-peak rates to your appliance schedule and shows the cheapest time to run each one.

Plan ahead: the Solar Savings & Payback Calculator estimates rooftop solar production, annual savings and break-even period. The Battery Backup Time & Inverter Size Calculator estimates how long a battery will power your appliances or helps you size a battery bank and inverter.