Electrical usage way up

debodun said:
Exactly correct. I got out my bill and divided the KWH by the amount billed.
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Quite frankly, If you are showing such little usage on your utility bills, you should just thank your lucky stars, and hope the electric company doesn't check your meter. Someone living in a small 1 bedroom apartment would probably see higher electric bills than what you are getting. Based upon your location in NY, and living in a full size house, anything less than a monthly average of $150 would seem quite good.
 
Living alone helps. I use computer 5 or 6 hours a day. TV on all night (in fact I can't sleep unless the TV is on - if the cable goes out for some reason, it wakes me right up). Microwave maybe 2 minutes average per day. 60 watt reading light on, if needed, maybe an hour a day. Clothes dryer - 1 hour every 6 weeks. The fridge I leave on low settings. My heating system is oil. LP gas stove.
 

A typical desktop computer, at your electricity rates, might eat up 5 to 10 cents per hour. The TV usage varies all over the place..and older CRT TV uses gobs of electricity, compared to a current flat screen. If you leave your TV on all night, and it is a 46" LED, you might be spending at least 2 dollars a day for that. A couple of interior lights...maybe 3 or 4 dollars a month. Clothes dryer...close to a dollar every time you use it. Fridge, maybe 5 or 6 dollars a month. Your biggest expense would probably be the blower for your furnace...a house your size should have a blower motor with a 400 to 600 Watt rating...with a startup draw of well over 1200 Watts....that could easily account for 40 or 50 dollars a month, in the Winter. Then, if you have Air Conditioning...even a window unit...the Summer costs could be anywhere from 30 to 200 dollars a month. It all adds up quickly to a monthly average Waaay more than what you are paying.
 
debodun said:
Don't tell me you're one of those near freaks that changes everything every few days. I make things last.
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I've never thought that laundering sheets and towels weekly made one a neat freak. I thought that (and daily underwear changes) was pretty basic hygiene.
 
Deb - Any new info?? I will say my electric bill did about double this past month too, from $14 to $27. I have no idea what the rate might be.
 
I suspect the refrigerator. I had it fixed in early December because it was running all the time. It runs less that it did before the repair, but still more than when it did months ago.
 

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