WEBVTT - How much does it cost to run an electric blanket?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Marshall Brain with today's question, how much does it

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<v Speaker 1>cost to run an electric blanket? The electric company builds

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<v Speaker 1>its customers by the kilowatt hour. When you turn on

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<v Speaker 1>something that consumes one thousand watts for one hour, it

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<v Speaker 1>consumes one kilowatt hour of electricity. Or if you turn

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<v Speaker 1>on something that consumes a hundred watts for ten hours,

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<v Speaker 1>it consumes one kilowatt hour of electricity. The rate you

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<v Speaker 1>pay for a kilowatt hour varies depending on where you live.

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<v Speaker 1>You might pay about ten cents per kilowatt hour. Are

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<v Speaker 1>An electric blanket might consume two watts depending on the setting,

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<v Speaker 1>So if you leave it on for ten hours, it

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<v Speaker 1>consumes two kilowatt hours. That would cost about twenty cents

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<v Speaker 1>to run it for a night at its highest setting.

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<v Speaker 1>Most electric blankets cycle on and off, so they're only

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<v Speaker 1>on about half the time or less, depending on the setting.

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<v Speaker 1>It's probably safe to say that a typical electric blanket

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<v Speaker 1>set on a normal setting uses about a dime's worth

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<v Speaker 1>of electricity per night. Compared to the cost of heating

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<v Speaker 1>up the whole house. That dime can save a lot

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