How Much Electricity Does it Take to Print Something with a 3D Printer?

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This video explores how much electricity is used when printing with a 3D printer and calculating the cost of that electricity. The cost will depend on how expensive electricity is in your area. Where I live the average cost of a kWh (Kilowatt-Hour) is 26.2 cents ($0.262).

I printed the medium size F-14 airplane for this test using HQA Black PLA filament.

Link to F-14 Airplane Thingiverse Project:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2887652

Flashforge Dreamer NX on Amazon:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DPBRCYZ/

Kill-a-Watt Meter:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000RGF29Q/

I used Simplify3D slicer software for the test:
https://www.simplify3d.com/

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Link to my Etsy Store:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/BetaCygniDesigns

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End Screen Video Acknowledgement:
Cosmic Reef Video produced by NASA and the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI).
https://hubblesite.org/contents/media/videos/2020/16/1277-Video

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