EddieWalker
Epic Contributor
My electrical bill has always been on the high side and I'm really wondering if I'm using more electricity then normal. It's almost like there is a motor or something running 24/7 that's running the meter, but I don't know what it could be.
Last month, I used 2,632 kWh. I was in a mobile home last week and they used 892 kWh for the same month. Their mobile home is bigger then my house, but I find it hard to believe that they have better insulation or a more energy efficient AC unit. My home is new and all my appliences are energy star, which are also new.
From looking at my yearly chart, I average over 2,000 kWh per month over the course of the year. November, December and May are my low usage months, but they are still over 1,800 kWh per month and I know we're not using the AC then. For whatever reason, Jan was almost 2,300 kWh. We have electric heat, but never use the heater from the HVAC system. We plug in small space heaters to heat the family room, when we're in there, but turn them off at night and during the day. Winter is just two months long here and it's not that cold during the day. We found that the bill was $100 less per month by heating this way.
If I knew how many kWh other people use, and it's allot less then what I'm uisng, then I think there is a problem, and will search for it. If you use the same or more, then it's just what I'll have to live with, or work on ajusting our lifestyle and energy use.
We just got hit with a $6,000 suprise for orthodontic work, plus an unknown amount for oral surgery before the orthadontist can even begin his work. It's time to cut spending and save money to get her teeth fixed.
How many kWh do you use in a month and how big is your house?
Thank you.
Eddie
Last month, I used 2,632 kWh. I was in a mobile home last week and they used 892 kWh for the same month. Their mobile home is bigger then my house, but I find it hard to believe that they have better insulation or a more energy efficient AC unit. My home is new and all my appliences are energy star, which are also new.
From looking at my yearly chart, I average over 2,000 kWh per month over the course of the year. November, December and May are my low usage months, but they are still over 1,800 kWh per month and I know we're not using the AC then. For whatever reason, Jan was almost 2,300 kWh. We have electric heat, but never use the heater from the HVAC system. We plug in small space heaters to heat the family room, when we're in there, but turn them off at night and during the day. Winter is just two months long here and it's not that cold during the day. We found that the bill was $100 less per month by heating this way.
If I knew how many kWh other people use, and it's allot less then what I'm uisng, then I think there is a problem, and will search for it. If you use the same or more, then it's just what I'll have to live with, or work on ajusting our lifestyle and energy use.
We just got hit with a $6,000 suprise for orthodontic work, plus an unknown amount for oral surgery before the orthadontist can even begin his work. It's time to cut spending and save money to get her teeth fixed.
How many kWh do you use in a month and how big is your house?
Thank you.
Eddie