OFF GRID LOAD CACLULATOR INSTRUCTIONS
NOTE: This calculator is intended for helping us design off-grid solar systems. If you need a grid-tie or utility interactive system, please contact our office for a quotation. For grid-tie systems, you will need to know the maximum amount of energy your home consumes during the year. For most people, this occurs during the summer months due to running an air conditioner. You can find this information on your electrical utility bill. If you have any questions regarding your utility bill, we are here to help!
Calculate your system load using the Load Calculator below.
Fill out each field for each appliance, if you are unsure about the wattage of your appliance, click on "Add Appliance From Load Chart" button to add that appliance from the list that we prepared for you, with estimated wattage.
Use "Add Appliance" to add an empty row, and the "X" button on the right to each row to delete that row.
You can save the calculation to your email by filling out the form underneath the Load Calculator and click on "Send" button. Fields marked with "*" are required.
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Appliance | Quantity | Watts | Minutes On/Hour | Hours On/Day | Days On/Week | Average Watt Hours/Day | Max Watt Hours/Day |   |
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Load Chart | |||||
Appliance | Watts | Appliance | Watts | Appliance | Watts |
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Air Conditioner (Central AC) | 3500 | Electric water heater (40 gal.) | 5000 | Vacuum cleaner | 1220 |
DVD/Blu Ray player | 30 | Toaster | 1100 | 60" Plasma flatscreen tv | 165 |
60" LED flatscreen tv | 75 | 50" Plasma flatscreen tv | 109 | 50" LED flatscreen tv | 60 |
40" Plasma flatscreen tv | 60 | 40" LED flatscreen tv | 45 | Satellite receiver or cable box | 35 |
RV water pump | 100 | Compact fluorescent bulb (CFL) | 25 | Air Conditioner (Window Unit) | 1500 |
Smoke Detector | 5 | Cable Modem or DSL | 6 | 150 watt incandescent bulb | 150 |
100 watt incandescent bulb | 100 | 75 watt incandescent bulb | 75 | 60 watt incandescent bulb | 60 |
50 watt incandescent bulb | 50 | 30 watt incandescent bulb | 30 | LED light | 15 |
30" LED flatscreen tv | 35 | 20" LED flatscreen tv | 25 | Toaster oven | 1250 |
RV furnace blower fan | 100 | House furnace blower fan | 900 | Window fan | 150 |
Ceiling fan | 120 | Electric blanket | 80 | Dehumidifier | 785 |
Dishwasher | 1800 | Natural gas clothes dryer | 300 | Electric clothes dryer | 3400 |
Clothes washer | 425 | Coffee maker | 1050 | Clock radio | 10 |
Hair dryer | 1540 | Laptop computer | 50 | Refrigerator (18 cubic ft.) | 69 |
Home stereo | 100 | Game console (XBOX 360) | 135 | Computer monitor | 150 |
Personal computer | 250 | Microwave oven | 1000 | Clothes iron | 1400 |
Portable heater | 1250 | Hot plate | 1200 | Freezer (17 cubic ft.) | 79 |
1/2 hp well pump | 525 | 1/3 hp well pump | 365 | 1 hp well pump | 1050 |