Energy Use - typical values at home

We've been thinking of ways to reduce our dryer usage at home - if you look at the biggest item down the bottom you'll see why:

Item	Hourly Watts
6 Cree LED Downlights	18
6 Halogen Downlights	50
Electric Blanket	75
Desktop PC	250
LCD TV	300
PS3	350
Washing Machine	350
Radiant 2 Light Bathroom Heater	500
Fridge	750
Aircon (small)	750
Espresso Machine	750
Kettle	1000
Vacuum	1000
Clothes Iron	1000
Microwave	1000
Oil Filled Radiator	1500
Aircon (big)	1500
Clothes Dryer	4000

The above typical values are per hour. Kettles and microwaves look to be high but they don't get used much.

But when it comes to clothes dryers you don't have many options but to use them for a long time when it is wet outside. Searching online results in lots of suggestions to use your clothes line. Which isn't any help at all if it's raining.

it's impossible to find an 'efficient' clothes dryer as they are really a big electrical resistor to make lots of heat, with a small motor to roll the clothes around.

But I have some ideas for later.