Electricity Bill for a Retired couple at home all day in Newfoundland and Labrador (2026)

Two people at home most of the day. The TV, kettle and lights run for many more hours than in a working household, and the house is kept warmer.

A retired couple at home all day uses about 10,750 kWh of electricity a year. At Newfoundland and Labrador prices of 15.6¢ per kWh (source: Hydro-Québec 2025 comparison, Apr 2025), that is C$139.66 per month, or C$1,676 per year.

Benchmark: Natural Resources Canada, Survey of Household Energy Use 2019, Table 3.5a electricity intensity per household (GJ converted at 277.78 kWh/GJ): Row, duplex or semi-detached. Data as of 2019. It covers all electricity use; electric heating is common in Quebec, Manitoba and Atlantic Canada, which is why those averages are high. The consumption benchmark is national (Canada); Newfoundland and Labrador differs from it mainly through climate and price, and the price is what changes the figure below. Canada statistics do not separate this household from couple in a house, so they share the same official figure.

Where the electricity goes

Heating & cooling 35%
Other appliances 19%
Water heating 15%
Refrigeration & freezing 10%
Washing, drying & dishwashing 6%
TV, computing & network 6%
Lighting 6%
Cooking 3%

End use	Per year	Cost	Share
Heating & cooling	3,762 kWh	C$586.57	35%
Water heating	1,612 kWh	C$251.39	15%
Refrigeration & freezing	1,075 kWh	C$167.59	10%
Cooking	322 kWh	C$50.28	3%
Washing, drying & dishwashing	645 kWh	C$100.56	6%
TV, computing & network	645 kWh	C$100.56	6%
Lighting	645 kWh	C$100.56	6%
Other appliances	2,042 kWh	C$318.43	19%

End-use shares: Derived. NRCan publishes residential end-use shares for all fuels (space heating 59%, water heating 19%, appliances 14%, lighting 4%, cooling 3%, 2023) but not for electricity alone; electricity shares here are an approximation that treats roughly half of Canadian homes as electrically heated. Some of these shares are derived rather than published; see the note.

Through the day

Heating & cooling 35%
Water heating 15%
Refrigeration & freezing 10%
Cooking 3%
Washing, drying & dishwashing 6%
TV, computing & network 6%
Lighting 6%
Other appliances 19%

Illustrative shape of a typical day: each band's area equals that end use's share of 29.5 kWh a day, peaking around 19:00. The timing is a standard household pattern, not a measurement, and it changes with season and habits.

What drives this household's bill

The largest share here is heating & cooling at 35% (C$586.57 a year), followed by other appliances at 19%.
Hours, not devices, drive this profile: a TV on for eight hours costs as much as a family's console habit.
Daytime heating in winter is the largest cost if it is electric.
An electric blanket and a heated throw are far cheaper than heating the room in the evening.

Appliance by appliance

Each end-use bucket above is spread over this household's appliances in proportion to their typical use, never at more than twice that use or more hours than the appliance can realistically run. What the listed appliances cannot account for appears as "not listed" rows, so the table still adds up to the official figures. Hours are implied, not measured.

Appliance	End use	Typical	Hours/day	Per year	Cost
Refrigerator	Refrigeration & freezing	150 W	14.7 h	806 kWh	C$125.69
Television	TV, computing & network	100 W	10.8 h	393 kWh	C$61.31
LED Light Bulb ×14	Lighting	9 W	8.0 h	368 kWh	C$57.36
Clothes Dryer	Washing, drying & dishwashing	3,000 W	18 min	334 kWh	C$52.01
Chest Freezer	Refrigeration & freezing	100 W	7.4 h	269 kWh	C$41.90
Electric Blanket ×2	Other appliances	100 W	8.0 h	240 kWh	C$37.42
Dishwasher	Washing, drying & dishwashing	1,500 W	26 min	234 kWh	C$36.41
Laptop	TV, computing & network	45 W	8.6 h	142 kWh	C$22.07
Outdoor Security Floodlight	Lighting	30 W	12.0 h	131 kWh	C$20.49
Induction Cooktop	Cooking	1,800 W	9 min	102 kWh	C$15.88
Electric Oven	Cooking	2,500 W	6 min	94 kWh	C$14.70
Vacuum Cleaner	Other appliances	1,000 W	15 min	91 kWh	C$14.23
Wi-Fi Router	TV, computing & network	10 W	24.0 h	88 kWh	C$13.66
Washing Machine	Washing, drying & dishwashing	500 W	26 min	78 kWh	C$12.14
Slow Cooker	Cooking	200 W	50 min	60 kWh	C$9.41
Electric Kettle ×3	Cooking	2,000 W	1 min	34 kWh	C$5.29
Electric Lawn Mower (Corded or Battery)	Other appliances	1,200 W	6 min	22 kWh	C$3.37
Coffee Maker (Drip)	Cooking	1,000 W	3 min	19 kWh	C$2.94
Phone Charger ×2	TV, computing & network	10 W	2.2 h	16 kWh	C$2.45
Microwave	Cooking	1,000 W	2 min	9 kWh	C$1.47
Toaster	Cooking	1,000 W	1 min	4 kWh	C$0.59
Garage Door Opener	Other appliances	500 W	1 min	4 kWh	C$0.57
Small appliances, standby and items not listed	Other appliances	–	–	1,686 kWh	C$262.85
Additional lights and fittings	Lighting	–	–	146 kWh	C$22.71
Other screens, chargers, standby	TV, computing & network	–	–	7 kWh	C$1.06

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The same household in other countries

Country	Official benchmark	Per year	Per month
United States (average)	10,648 kWh	$1,953	$162.74
United Kingdom	2,500 kWh	£658.00	£54.83
Germany	2,700 kWh	€999.00	€83.25
France	4,287 kWh	€857.83	€71.49
Australia	5,237 kWh	A$1,833	A$152.75
Canada (average)	10,750 kWh	C$1,505	C$125.42

Each row uses that country's own regulator benchmark and average price, in local currency. Differences reflect climate, heating fuel and appliance ownership as much as price.

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