Electric Fireplace Energy Usage

Keep in mind that if you have a gas fireplace there may also be some small electrical costs associated such as if your model has an electric fan that blows heat out into the center of the room.

Electric fireplace energy usage.

The energy usage of an electric fireplace will scale linearly with the wattage of the unit. The average electric fireplace uses nearly 1500 watts of power. Electric fireplaces use only about 1 500 watts of electricity. A 1500w electric fireplace that uses a conventional fan space heater will use 1 5kw of electricity every hour which equates to 1 5kwh.

Operational costs range between 0 003 to 3 cents per hour when you use them strictly for decorative purposes that is the flames are activated but no heat is produced. If they are set so the heater powers on and off the 50 percent usage setting they use about 9 cents an hour in electricity. However if you use a heating unit as well the costs will go up to around 0 09 per hour for a medium setting and 0 18 per hour for the maximum setting.