Ceiling fans are definitely a necessity these days and although they can't change the ambient temperature, the flowing air can have a cooling effect by speeding up the rate by which your perspiration evaporates from your skin, hence the cooling feeling when your directly in the path of the fan. Depending on the size of your ceiling fan, energy consumption can be between 15 to 30 watts on low speed, 30 to 50 on medium and 50 to 100 watts on high. A typical Florida home has 4.3 ceiling fans [...]