Saskatchewan · electricity price checked October 8, 2026

Appliance energy cost calculator for Saskatoon

In Saskatoon, one more kWh from Saskatoon Light & Power costs about $0.178/kWh with taxes. At that rate an older top-freezer fridge (2002–2008) costs about $82 a year to run and a 2017-or-newer one about $66; a second fridge from the late 1990s in the garage costs about $110 a year, all of it saved by unplugging it.

One more kWh

$0.178/kWh

Saskatoon Light & Power, taxes in

Average price

$0.214/kWh

a 1,000 kWh month, fixed charges in

Older 2nd fridge

$110

a year to run

Nights below −20 °C

47

ECCC normals, Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A

Appliance energy cost calculator for Saskatoon

Pre-filled with an example household: one older fridge, newer laundry and kitchen appliances, 10 LED bulbs and a set of devices on standby. Tick what you have, pick older or newer models and enter your own use. Nothing you enter leaves your browser.

Your electricity price
$per kWh

Saskatoon Light & Power: the energy and delivery charges that rise with each kWh, taxes in. Rates checked October 8, 2026. Change it to the price on your bill.

$455a year for 10 items

About 2,560 kWh a year at $0.178 per kWh in Saskatoon.

The savings shown in green on the ticked rows (a newer model, a timer, or switching off) add up to about 275 kWh, or $49 a year.

We use the price of one more kWh because switching an appliance off doesn't change your fixed charges. Rated figures come from standard tests; real use depends on habits and where the appliance sits.

Appliances and devices

  • Hydro-Québec data by model year.

    $82/yr · 460 kWh · save $15/yr

  • Unplugging it saves the whole amount.

    Not counted · about $110/yr

  • Hydro-Québec data by model year.

    Not counted · about $53/yr

  • Hydro-Québec data by model year.

    Not counted · about $83/yr

  • NRCan rated use; the hot water is counted in the heating calculator.

    $12/yr · 70 kWh

  • NRCan rated use; most of a washer's energy is hot water.

    $5/yr · 27 kWh

  • NRCan rated use.

    $98/yr · 555 kWh

  • ENERGY STAR medians for models sold in Canada, 283 loads a year (a different test basis from the dryer above).

    Not counted · about $110/yr

  • Ranges haven't become more efficient since the mid-2000s.

    $98/yr · 550 kWh

  • Hydro-Québec wattage. 10 minutes a day is an example; enter yours.

    min/day

    $13/yr · 73 kWh

  • 3 hours a day on, standby the rest.

    $16/yr · 92 kWh

  • 3 hours a day in use, asleep the rest.

    Not counted · about $24/yr

  • 3 hours of play a day.

    Not counted · about $36/yr

  • ENERGY STAR median; actual use depends on how damp the basement is.

    Not counted · about $66/yr

  • Pre-filled with the 47 nights a year below −20 °C at the Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A station (ECCC); SaskPower suggests plugging in below −15 °C, so you may use it more.

    nights

    $50/yr · 280 kWh · save $33/yr

  • Hydro-Québec's figure for Quebec's climate, used year-round. Saskatoon's annual mean is 2.6 °C: colder places use more, coastal BC less.

    Not counted · about $830/yr

  • 120-day season (Hydro-Québec default). Enter your daily run time.

    h/day

    Tick it, then enter your use.

  • All resistance heaters are about 100% efficient; only fewer hours save money.

    h/yr

    Tick it, then enter your use.

  • Count only bulbs that are on about 3 hours a day. 10 is an example.

    bulbs

    $19/yr · 110 kWh

  • A PVR, game console, computer, printer, TV and Blu-ray player on standby: 40 W around the clock (Hydro-Québec wattages).

    $62/yr · 350 kWh

  • Derived: 22 L/s around the clock at the ENERGY STAR minimum fan efficacy.

    Not counted · about $38/yr

  • Median of the 221 battery-electric listings in NRCan's 2026 Fuel Consumption Guide (24.1 kWh/100 km). 20,000 km is NRCan's costing basis.

    km

    Not counted · about $860/yr

  • We found no verified figure for routers or modems. Enter the watts it draws; the rating on a power adapter is its maximum, so using it overstates the cost.

    W

    Tick it, then enter your use.

Total for the 10 ticked items: $455 a year (2,560 kWh) · savings shown: $49/yr

Saskatoon at a glance

Yearly running cost at $0.178/kWh, the price of one more kWh from Saskatoon Light & Power with taxes. Each row compares the model or habit on the left with the efficient option on the right.

What common appliances cost to run in Saskatoon
ApplianceOlder or as isEfficient optionDifference
Refrigerator, top freezerOlder (2002–2008) vs newer (2017 or later) $82460 kWh $66370 kWh saves $15/yr
Second fridge (garage or basement)Older (1994–2001) vs newer (2017 or later) $110620 kWh $66370 kWh saves $45/yr
Chest freezerOlder (2004–2009) vs newer (2017 or later) $61340 kWh $53295 kWh saves $8/yr
Upright freezer, frost-freeOlder (2004–2014) vs newer (2017 or later) $110630 kWh $83465 kWh saves $30/yr
Dishwasher (machine only)Older (2008 model) vs newer (2022 model) $1793 kWh $1270 kWh saves $4/yr
Clothes washer (machine only)Older (2008 model) vs newer (2022 model) $741 kWh $527 kWh saves $2/yr
Electric clothes dryerOlder (2008 model) vs newer (2022 model) $165915 kWh $98555 kWh saves $65/yr
Heat pump dryer instead of a vented dryerVented electric dryer vs heat pump dryer $110610 kWh $42235 kWh saves $66/yr
Electric range and ovenOlder (2008 model) vs newer (2022 model) $93520 kWh $98550 kWh uses $5/yr more
Television, about 55 inchesOlder (2008–2009 LCD) vs newer (ENERGY STAR LED) $50280 kWh $1692 kWh saves $33/yr
Desktop computer and monitorDesktop vs laptop instead $24135 kWh $948 kWh saves $16/yr
Game consoleLeft in instant-on standby vs switched fully off $36200 kWh $20110 kWh saves $16/yr
Portable dehumidifierStandard model vs ENERGY STAR model $66370 kWh $56315 kWh saves $10/yr
Outdoor hot tub $8304,670 kWh — —
Light bulbs, 3 hours a day each60 W incandescent vs 10 W LED $1266 kWh $211 kWh saves $10/yr
Standby power (example set of devices) $62350 kWh — —
Heat recovery ventilatorENERGY STAR minimum — $38215 kWh —
Electric vehicle charging20,000 km a year at 24.1 kWh/100 km $8604,820 kWh — —

Per bulb for lighting; the hot tub and standby rows are single estimates. Newer electric ranges are rated slightly higher than 2008 models, so replacing one for efficiency doesn't pay. Sources for every figure are listed below.

Block heaters in Saskatoon

Saskatoon averages 47 nights a year below −20 °C (ECCC 1981–2010 normals, Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A station). A 500 W block heater plugged in all night (12 hours) on those nights uses about 280 kWh, or $50 a year; on a 4-hour timer, 94 kWh, or $17.

SaskPower suggests plugging in below −15 °C, which happens more often, and NRCan suggests a timer set to no more than 2 hours. The calculator lets you enter your own number of nights.

Electricity prices used here

  • $0.178/kWh for one more kWh. This is the price the calculator uses.
  • $0.214/kWh on average for a 1,000 kWh month, fixed charges included.

Fixed monthly charges don't change when you unplug something, so savings use the price of one more kWh. Check the price on your own bill: rates change, and some homes pay by time of use.

Common questions in Saskatoon

How much does it cost to run a fridge in Saskatoon?

At $0.178/kWh for each extra kWh, a 2002–2008 top-freezer fridge (about 458 kWh a year, Hydro-Québec data) costs about $82 a year, and a 2017-or-newer model (about 372 kWh) about $66. Bottom-freezer and ice-maker models use more.

Is an old second fridge worth unplugging?

A 1994–2001 fridge uses about 622 kWh a year, about $110 at Saskatoon's price of $0.178/kWh. Unplugging it saves all of that; replacing it with a new model saves about $45 a year.

What does electricity cost in Saskatoon?

Saskatoon Light & Power electricity averages about $0.214/kWh for a 1,000 kWh month including taxes and fixed charges. One more kWh costs about $0.178/kWh. We use the price of one more kWh because turning an appliance off doesn't change fixed charges.

How much does a block heater cost to run in Saskatoon?

A 500 W block heater left on 12 hours uses 6 kWh a night; on a 4-hour timer it uses 2 kWh (SaskPower). Saskatoon averages 47 nights a year below −20 °C (ECCC normals), which costs about $50 without a timer and $17 with one. SaskPower suggests plugging in below −15 °C, which happens more often.

How much does a hot tub cost to run in Saskatoon?

Hydro-Québec's calculator puts a year-round outdoor hot tub at about 4,667 kWh a year in Quebec's climate, about $830 at $0.178/kWh. Heat loss grows with the gap between water and air temperature, so expect more in a colder place than Quebec and less on the BC coast; a good cover matters most.

Does a heat pump dryer save money?

ENERGY STAR data for models sold in Canada put a vented electric dryer at about 608 kWh a year and a heat pump dryer at about 236 kWh (283 loads), a saving of about $66 a year in Saskatoon. NRCan's rated figures show a 2008 dryer at 916 kWh and a 2022 model at 553 kWh.

How we calculate this

The formula

cost a year = kWh a year × how many × price of one more kWh

We use the price of one more kWh (no fixed charges) because switching off or replacing an appliance doesn't change your fixed charges. Where the price rises in steps (Hydro-Québec, BC Hydro, Yukon), we start from the lower first-step price, the conservative choice for savings; enter the higher one if your home is usually above the step.

saving = (kWh of the older model or habit − kWh of the efficient option) × price

The example household (one older fridge, newer laundry and kitchen appliances, 10 LED bulbs, a set of devices on standby and, in cold cities, a block heater without a timer) is an assumption to edit, not an average.

Where the kWh come from

  • Fridges and freezers: Hydro-Québec's appliance calculator data by model year (older = 2002–2008 or as labelled, new = 2017 and later).
  • Dishwashers, washers, dryers and ranges: NRCan's rated annual use for new units sold in 2008 and 2022 (machine only; the hot water is counted in the heating calculator).
  • TVs, computers and consoles: Hydro-Québec's wattages at 3 hours a day; dehumidifiers and heat pump dryers: ENERGY STAR medians for models sold in Canada.
  • Block heaters: 500 W; 12 hours a night without a timer, 4 hours on a timer (SaskPower). We pre-fill the number of nights with the yearly count of nights below −20 °C at your ECCC weather station, a conservative count of the nights SaskPower suggests plugging in (below −15 °C).
  • Hot tubs: Hydro-Québec's calculator figure, which reflects Quebec's climate; colder cities use more and coastal BC less.
  • Light bulbs: one 800-lumen bulb on 3 hours a day, 60 W incandescent or 10 W LED (Hydro-Québec). Microwave 1,200 W, space heater 1,500 W, pool pump 1,310 W at full speed or 310 W at low speed over a 120-day season: kWh = watts × hours ÷ 1,000.
  • Standby: 40 W around the clock for an example set of devices (Hydro-Québec wattages). Heat recovery ventilator: 22 L/s all year at the ENERGY STAR minimum fan efficacy, our arithmetic rather than a published figure.
  • Electric vehicles: the median of the 221 battery-electric listings in NRCan's 2026 Fuel Consumption Guide, 24.1 kWh/100 km, × the kilometres you enter (20,000 to start, NRCan's costing basis). Winter driving uses more.

Rated figures come from standard tests; your own use depends on habits, room temperature and how full the fridge is. Your utility's online account shows your actual hourly or daily use.

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Sources

Prices and programs checked October 8, 2026. Climate: NRCan HOT2000 (Saskatoon International) for heating and ECCC 1981–2010 normals (Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A) for cooling and temperatures.

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