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Though your refrigerator is constantly plugged in and running, it doesn't use nearly as much wattage as other appliances, such as your clothes dryer. Your clothes dryer uses more than six times as much wattage as your refrigerator, but you would likely use the dryer for fewer hours per month.
Read MoreVolts and watts are both units of measure you can use to determine how much electricity an appliance uses. Appliances in the U.S. typically use 110 to 120 volts, but their wattages vary more widely.
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