A home electric appliance of the present invention includes an input operation unit for inputting desired time information indicating any of a desired operation start time and a desired operation end time; a receiving unit for receiving a time shift calculation result including any of an operation start time and an operation end time and an electricity charge of which an amount becomes not more than a predetermined value when the appliance is operated according to the operation start time or the operation end time within a predetermined period determined by the desired time information; a storage unit for storing a reference value with which the time shift calculation result is evaluated; a comparison evaluation unit for carrying out comparison processing which compares the time shift calculation result with the reference value stored in the storage unit; an operation control unit for controlling operation of the appliance based on the time shift calculation result; and a display unit for displaying information regarding the operation. The display unit changes a display method according to a comparison result by the comparison evaluation unit.