Satellite dish vs Waffle iron: which costs more to run? (2026)
Estimates use U.S. average $0.180 $/kWh, typical wattage, and typical hours/day from our catalog. Adjust on each appliance page.
Satellite dish
- Typical watts
- 120 W
- Hours/day
- 4
- Monthly est.
- $2.59
- kWh/mo
- 14.4
Waffle iron
- Typical watts
- 1000 W
- Hours/day
- 0.2
- Monthly est.
- $1.08
- kWh/mo
- 6.0
Satellite dish is estimated to cost more per month at typical use.