The electricity usage of an oven depends on how much power does it use.

Depending on the model, an oven can use between 2000 and 5000 watts. So, if you want to calculate the electricity usage and the electricity cost of your oven you need to find out the exact power consumption of your model.

On this page you will learn:

> How much electricity does an oven use

> Oven electricity usage and electricity cost calculator

> Electricity measurement units: Watt, Kilowatt or Kilowatt hour

> How to lower the electricity bills

> What is energy conservation and how does it benefit you and the environment

Alternatively, you may want to fast forward to the oven electricity cost calculator.

How much power does an oven use

The power consumption of your oven should be described on the specification’s manual it came with.

Alternatively, if you are considering to buy a new oven, the wattage can be found on the internet by browser search. Just browse for the oven model followed by ‘wattage’ or ‘ power consumption’.

Electricity cost calculator

Once you know the power consumption, the calculator below can be used to estimate the power consumption and the electricity cost of an oven over a period of time.

You just need to adjust the values in the PARAMETERS section to your requirements and the calculator will automatically display the RESULTS section.

For example, if your oven:

> It has a power rating of 3000 Watts (3 kWh)

> You use it 2 hours per day for 100 days per year

> You are paying 0,217 euro (or dollars or pounds) per every kWh you consume

You will be paying around 130 euro (or dollars, or pounds, or…) per year in electricity costs.

Still, if you want to know the exact electricity usage of an electric fan, your best option is to use a plug in power meter to measure the electricity consumption.

Clicking on the image below it will redirect you to the Amazon page where you can have a look to the specifications of the power meter we use for our measurements.

All of our house appliances and devices like the washing machine, the dishwasher, the TV or the printer are plugged to a wall socket.

So, with a power consumption meter we can determine how much electricity our appliances or devices are using and, more importantly, we can measure the electricity usage over a period of time.

If you want to find out how you can use a plug in power meter to measure your electricity usage and electricity cost, have a look to this YouTube video.

A few other examples from our ‘Electricity usage calculators‘ page that may be of your interest:

Electricity measurement units

Not everybody it is familiar with terms like Watts, Kilowatts or Kilowatt hours so if you would like to learn more about them, have a look to this YouTube video that we have prepared about this topic.

Or you can have a look to this electricity measurement units calculators to get a better understanding of:

> What is a Watt (W) and how to transform Watts into Kilowatts

> What is a Kilowatt (kW) and how to transform Kilowatts into Kilowatts hour

> What is a Kilowatt hour (kWh) and how to transform Kilowatts hours to other units

> What are Power (P), Voltage (V) and Current (I)

How to lower the electricity bills

If you think that your oven it is using too much electricity, here there are four simple ways to reduce the power consumption of an oven:

1.- Buy a self cleaning oven

The self cleaning ovens have better insulation which makes them more efficient.

This means that it will use less electricity than other ovens without this functionality.

2.- Buy a convection oven

The convection ovens have a fan that continuosly circulate the hot air thorugh the oven. This allows to cook the food quicker and a lower temperatures.

This kind of oven will cook the food quicker and at lower temperatures which can save up to 20% on electricity.

3.- Inspect the gaskets

Over time, the gaskets may deteriorate allowing the heat to escape. This will lead to longer cooking periods and an increase on the eletricity usage.

4.- Give your oven space

The ovens need airflow. Most probably when your oven was installed enough space was left empty below or behind your oven to allow the necessary airflow. Make sure that don’t let clutter build up so your oven can perform efficiently.

Energy conservation

Energy conservation can be defined as the decision and the act of using less energy

Energy conservation both benefit you and the environment

The act of saving and conserving electricity does benefit you because you will be paying less on your energy bills.

And it also does benefit the environment because conserving electricity prevents any unnecessary waste of natural resources.

Now, at individual level it may not look worth to try to save a few watts here or there.

Still, every little counts and if hundreds or thousands of us do save a little every time, it will make an important contribution towards conserving our natural resources.

For example, if 9000 households would manage to save as little as 10 Watts per day (0,01 kWh) that would add to 32850 Kilowatt hour (kWh) saved per year.

9000 households x 0,01 kWh per day x 365 days per year

32,850 kWh saved per year

That is a considerable amount of electricity, but let’s add additional perspectives for clarity:

> Assuming an average cost of 0,18 euro (or dollars, or pounds, or any other currency) per kWh, we would collectively be saving nearly 6000 euro per year.

> To produce 32,850 kWh of electricity it is necessary to use around 17 metric tons of coal or 56 barrels of residual fuel oil.

Have a look to this page for more information about the amount of resources needed to produce electricity.

In any case it is clear that small energy savings do really count when looking into the bigger picture.

If you are looking for ideas to save electricity at home, have a look to this YouTube video were we show some useful tips to reduce the electricity usage at home and decrease the electricity bill.