Electric blanket (king-size) vs Reptile heat lamp: 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.
Electric blanket (king-size)
- Typical watts
- 120 W
- Hours/day
- 8
- Monthly est.
- $5.18
- kWh/mo
- 28.8
Reptile heat lamp
- Typical watts
- 200 W
- Hours/day
- 8
- Monthly est.
- $8.63
- kWh/mo
- 48.0
Reptile heat lamp is estimated to cost more per month at typical use.