calculate_electricity_cost
Compute the electricity cost of any appliance. Input power rating, daily usage hours, and electricity price to get daily, monthly, and yearly costs for energy budgeting.
Instructions
Compute electricity cost for an appliance. Use for energy budgeting. Inputs: power W, daily usage hours, kWh price. Returns daily/monthly/yearly cost. See list_bundles for related 'vie-quotidienne' calculators.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| power_w | Yes | Watts | |
| hours_day | Yes | Hours/day | |
| days | No | Days | |
| price_kwh | No | EUR/kWh |
Output Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| result | No | Computed result. Object whose fields depend on the tool (e.g. {tax, marginal_rate, brackets} for tax tools, {volume_l, gallons} for volume tools). | |
| formula | No | Human-readable formula or method used (e.g. "I=P·r·t", "Magnus formula"). | |
| source | No | Authoritative source for the rule or formula (e.g. "Article 197 CGI", "NF DTU 21"). | |
| reference_url | No | Link to a calcul2 page documenting the calculation in detail. |