How Much Does It Cost to Run a Blender in British Columbia? (2026)

Blenders have big motor ratings but run for seconds at a time. Even a high-powered 1,500 watt blender used for 3 minutes a day costs almost nothing over a year.

A typical blender (700 W) costs C$0.088 per hour, or about C$0.13 per month at 0.05 hours a day in British Columbia. Cheap to run

Hours used per day
WattagePer hourPer dayPer monthPer year
Low 300 WC$0.038C$0.002C$0.057C$0.69
Typical 700 WC$0.088C$0.004C$0.13C$1.61
High 1,500 WC$0.19C$0.009C$0.28C$3.45

Formula: watts ÷ 1000 × hours × price per kWh. Typical use is 0.05 h/day ≈ 13 kWh per year.

One hour of a blender (0.70 kWh) is the same electricity as

Electricity per year at typical use, on a log scale: #12 of 95 appliances, from least to most.

In British Columbia, with electricity at 12.6¢ per kWh (source: Hydro-Québec 2025 comparison, 2025-04), a typical blender costs C$0.088 per hour and about C$1.61 per year at 0.05 hours a day. That is about 10% less than the national average for Canada (C$0.15 per month), because electricity in British Columbia costs 12.6¢ per kWh against 14.0¢ nationally. Each C$1.00 of electricity buys roughly 11.3 hours of use.

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Frequently asked questions

Does a blender use a lot of electricity?

No. Three minutes a day at 700 watts is about 1 kWh a month.

How much does it cost to make a smoothie?

Under 0.02 kWh, effectively free.

Is a high-wattage blender more expensive to run?

Only marginally. Run times are too short for wattage to matter.

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