How Much Electricity Does an Oven Use?

An oven draws about 2400 watts, or 2.40 kWh per hour. Enter your hours and electricity rate below for the exact cost per day, month and year.

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Wattage is pre-filled with a typical value for an oven; change any field for your own device, usage and rate. Cost uses your rate × kWh — a US-average placeholder rate of $0.17/kWh is shown; enter your own from your bill for an accurate figure.

An oven in watts and kWh

An oven draws about 2400 watts while running. Energy is billed in kilowatt-hours (kWh), and one kWh is 1000 watts for one hour — so an oven uses 2400 ÷ 1000 = 2.40 kWh for every hour it is on. Multiply that by the hours you use it and by your rate per kWh to get the cost. The calculator above does it live; change the wattage if your model differs. Kept up every day of the year at 1 hour a day, that is about 876 kWh — roughly $148.92 at the $0.17/kWh placeholder rate used here.

The element cycles once the oven reaches temperature, so real use is a bit below the peak wattage.

Wattage moves with size, age and model, so treat 2400 W as a mid-range starting point rather than a fixed number — the rating plate on your own appliance, or its ENERGY STAR listing, gives the figure to type in. The rate matters just as much: the US Energy Information Administration publishes current average residential prices by state, and the figure on your own bill is better still. This LK Forge calculator recomputes every result as you type.

How to cut what it costs

Two levers change the bill: hours of use and your rate per kWh. Running high-wattage devices less, or shifting them to off-peak hours on a time-of-use plan, has the biggest effect. For a whole-home estimate or to compare devices, use the full electricity bill & appliance calculator.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much electricity does an oven use?
An oven uses about 2400 watts, or 2.40 kWh for every hour it runs. At 1 hour a day that is about 2.40 kWh per day; multiply by your rate per kWh for the cost. One hour a day over a 30-day month is about 72 kWh. The element pulls its full wattage while preheating and then cycles to hold temperature, so the first fifteen minutes of a bake cost more per minute than the rest of it.
How much does it cost to run an oven?
The cost of running an oven is the kWh it uses × your rate per kWh. At a US-average $0.17/kWh and 1 hour a day, an oven costs about $0.41 a day and $12.24 a month. Enter your own rate above for an exact figure.
How is this calculated?
Electricity use for an oven is calculated from watts: energy in kWh equals watts divided by 1000, multiplied by the hours of use. Cost is that kWh figure multiplied by your electricity rate. Your rate per kWh is on your utility bill.
How much does an oven cost to run per year?
Running an oven for 1 hour a day, every day, uses about 876 kWh a year. At the US-average placeholder rate of $0.17/kWh that is roughly $148.92 a year. Change the hours or the rate above and the yearly figure updates with them.