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Utility Deposit Calculator

Estimate the deposit needed to start electricity, water or gas service.

About Utility Deposit Calculator

Energy for Utility Deposit converts power and running time into kilowatt-hours, then prices it at the local rate to give daily and monthly running costs. Power alone does not tell you the bill - running time and the rate per kWh do.

Formula

Utility Deposit

Energy (kWh) = watts x hours / 1000; cost = kWh x rate

kWh
Kilowatt-hours, the billing unit for electricity

Worked example

With the default values below, Utility Deposit Calculator returns Cost per Day of $0.75. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Powerminimum 0 W
1,000 W
Hours per dayminimum 0 h
5 h
Rate per kWhminimum 0
0.15

Results

Cost per Day
$0.75
Energy per Day
5.00 kWh
Cost per Month
$22.83

Step by step

  1. 1Values used
  2. 2Utility Deposit
  3. 3Cost per Day= 0.75
  4. 4Energy per Day= 5.00 kWh
  5. 5Cost per Month= 22.83

Assumptions and limits

  • The result is derived only from the 3 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
  • In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
  • Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is Utility Deposit calculated?

Energy (kWh) = watts x hours / 1000; cost = kWh x rate Energy for Utility Deposit converts power and running time into kilowatt-hours, then prices it at the local rate to give daily and monthly running costs.

Why does Utility Deposit matter?

Power alone does not tell you the bill - running time and the rate per kWh do.

What values do I need to enter?

This calculator takes 3 inputs: Power, Hours per day, Rate per kWh. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.

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