A ceiling fan can decrease energy bills significantly.
Ceiling fans are inexpensive, efficient ways to cool your home without air conditioning. In milder climates, a ceiling fan could keep you from needing air conditioning at all. use very little energy, even when run all day.
Fan Cost
According to the website CostHelper, a new ceiling fan can cost as little as $20, or as much as $600, depending on model and features. Higher-end fans tend to have better-quality motors, variable-speed operation and remote controls. Luxury fans in materials like brass and carved wood can cost several thousand dollars. However, all models tend to use about the same amount of electricity.
Average Wattage
The average ceiling fan uses 75 to 90 watt hours per hour of continuous use. Comparatively, a medium-size window air conditioner uses around 900 watt hours in that time, and a 2.5 ton central air conditioner uses 3,500 watt hours.
Time Frame
According to Allegheny Power, most homeowners use their ceiling fan for about 180 hours out of the month, or about six hours a day. At an average cost of about 12 cents per kilowatt hour, this comes to a little less than $2 per month. Even running the fan 24 hours a day would cost less than $8 per month.
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