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My lectric bill was $200 again this month

No, my rates for kwh per hour doubled from last year from $3.03 To nearly $6.00

Living in the Northeast sucks ass
 
I was shocked when I saw my bill ; I do have electric heat ; but I dont normally see a bill like that. -2 degrees this morning.
 
I hear ya danomight
I'm on natural gas also
but i budget my bill so it's the same every month
It started at $150, then went to $187, and has now gone down to $125 due to gas costs on the decline
The article I found said electric rates nearly double due to the fact that energy is produced by natural gas
Now that natural gas has gone down do you thin the electric companies have adjusted? Hell no

I want to kill someone
 
Holy crap! I rarely use heat in SoCal and I don't have A/C so my killer is floor fans. I have a gas grill on the balcony with free gas. I used that to cook a lot free but its breaking down and they don't replace them anymore.
 
ortiz34 said:
I hear ya danomight
I'm on natural gas also
but i budget my bill so it's the same every month
It started at $150, then went to $187, and has now gone down to $125 due to gas costs on the decline
The article I found said electric rates nearly double due to the fact that energy is produced by natural gas
Now that natural gas has gone down do you thin the electric companies have adjusted? Hell no

I want to kill someone
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What is the square footage of your place?
 
You need to state your sq footage when saying what you're paying to put it into perspective people. You could all just be greedy careless people.

How many of you use the energy efficient light bulbs? those make a huge difference. Do you turn down the heat when you leave the house? Air dry clothes when possible to avoid dryer use? hand wash certain dishes to cut back on dishwasher use? Use power strips on everything and turn them off when not in use?
 
pdaddyII said:
What is the square footage of your place?
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2100SQFT with some old ass windows and doors. i replaces one door and a few windows but now need to invest in more insulation and wood for my stove. plus all the laundry with 4 people and the rediculous amounts of clothes my wife and daughter have. they outnumber my son and 4 to 1.
 
DannoMight said:
2100SQFT with some old ass windows and doors. i replaces one door and a few windows but now need to invest in more insulation and wood for my stove. plus all the laundry with 4 people and the rediculous amounts of clothes my wife and daughter have. they outnumber my son and 4 to 1.
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Well shit, that makes sense then, lol. I'm sure those damn women don't exactly take quick showers either.
 
pdaddyII said:
You need to state your sq footage when saying what you're paying to put it into perspective people. You could all just be greedy careless people.

Do you turn down the heat when you leave the house? QUOTE]

Generally its more efficient for you to leave your heat or air on at a lower setting all the time. The money you think you are saving when you turn it down, gets spent when you come back home and leave it running for a while to get it back to a comfortable temp. If you have vaulted or high ceilings then those are hard to heat or cool anyway and you spend out the ass anyway......
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wills_got_rythm said:
pdaddyII said:
You need to state your sq footage when saying what you're paying to put it into perspective people. You could all just be greedy careless people.

Do you turn down the heat when you leave the house? QUOTE]

Generally its more efficient for you to leave your heat or air on at a lower setting all the time. The money you think you are saving when you turn it down, gets spent when you come back home and leave it running for a while to get it back to a comfortable temp. If you have vaulted or high ceilings then those are hard to heat or cool anyway and you spend out the ass anyway......
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I don't believe that to be true if you are turning it down to say 50, and your standard temperature setting is around 65.
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I'm in the northeast too, combined gas/electric bill is $95 a month, I'm on a budget, too.

Oil heat, gas hot water/cooking, keeping the house at 56 and supplementing with space heaters in the winter and only using A/C in the windows at night. We've got fluorescent bulbs throughout the entire house and a reasonably new energy star washer and dryer, that's helped a bit.
 
wills_got_rythm said:
pdaddyII said:
You need to state your sq footage when saying what you're paying to put it into perspective people. You could all just be greedy careless people.

Do you turn down the heat when you leave the house? QUOTE]

Generally its more efficient for you to leave your heat or air on at a lower setting all the time. The money you think you are saving when you turn it down, gets spent when you come back home and leave it running for a while to get it back to a comfortable temp. If you have vaulted or high ceilings then those are hard to heat or cool anyway and you spend out the ass anyway......
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Thats my problem I think

I do turn it down when I leave the house. I'm not sure if it works but I'd hate on a day like today (basically 0 degrees) for the heather to be working all day to heat a house that was empty. Maybe its in my head. lol
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My space that gets heated is about 1800sq ft
I have my upstairs heat at 67-68ish(baby at home)
downstairs is finished but I keep the heat at 58ish and don't even go down there. It's my "mantown", but since my balls are in my wife and daughters purses I don't get my alone time to use it :confused:
 
I turn mine down a few notches myself if I go out, but nothing drastic
that's just silly to crank your heat up and down
you aren't saving
 
pdaddyII said:
wills_got_rythm said:
I don't believe that to be true if you are turning it down to say 50, and your standard temperature setting is around 65.
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well in that case its not worth turning it down, you should leave it at 65. If you normally have it on 85 and you turn it down to 60 then thats a lot to make up for and your air will run until it makes up for it then it will cycle on and off as needed. In SoCal at 65 it probly doesnt run much if at all!!!

Anyway thats how I used to run mine when I had a house and it worked fine my bill usually ran within 2 or 3 dollars from month to month. Never from one extreme to the next......
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wills_got_rythm said:
pdaddyII said:
well in that case its not worth turning it down, you should leave it at 65. If you normally have it on 85 and you turn it down to 60 then thats a lot to make up for and your air will run until it makes up for it then it will cycle on and off as needed. In SoCal at 65 it probly doesnt run much if at all!!!

Anyway thats how I used to run mine when I had a house and it worked fine my bill usually ran within 2 or 3 dollars from month to month. Never from one extreme to the next......
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i have just done a bit of research on this and according to the majority of resources found, came up with the following.

It does depend a lot on the structure of the house obviously but in general it is better to turn your heat down when you are not going to be there for >3 hours. you should never turn it down more then 55 degree though. According to the gas company I called, it is less efficient for the house to reheat itself if the difference is greater then 15 degrees. they also said that on average you save 3% monthly on your heating bill for each degree cooler you keep your home. So if you normally keep it at 70, then start keeping it at 65, you can expect to save up to 15% on your next gas bill.

Has anyone seen any real difference with the plastic wrap over the windows? I have a huge glass slider in the place I'm moving into and imagine it will contribute to a lot of energy loss.
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pdaddyII said:
wills_got_rythm said:
i have just done a bit of research on this and according to the majority of resources found, came up with the following.

It does depend a lot on the structure of the house obviously but in general it is better to turn your heat down when you are not going to be there for >3 hours. you should never turn it down more then 55 degree though. According to the gas company I called, it is less efficient for the house to reheat itself if the difference is greater then 15 degrees. they also said that on average you save 3% monthly on your heating bill for each degree cooler you keep your home. So if you normally keep it at 70, then start keeping it at 65, you can expect to save up to 15% on your next gas bill.

Has anyone seen any real difference with the plastic wrap over the windows? I have a huge glass slider in the place I'm moving into and imagine it will contribute to a lot of energy loss.
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yeah you beat me too it I was on my way home from work right after I wrote that, and didnt get a chance to google it, thanks bro
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I set my heater at 58 degrees and don't touch it.

I sleep like a baby when it is cold. This is the first week since early december that it is actually cold here. Not -40* But 35* is cold in the Augusta, GA area.
 
OMG mine was close to 200...When I moved in here I got the first 2 months bills (was running A/C) shit was soooo cheap compared to last place..I was in heaven everytime I would open my elec bill. I loved it and for once did not run from mail man. LOL

Opened last month/ this month bill and think I shat myself. Jumped from like 70 dollars to like 190..
It is cold as a witches titty out there right now! Got every room on 70 and thinking of going up more.
Next month I will probably assault the mail man when the bill comes in!
 
angel said:
opened last month/ this month bill and think i shat myself. Jumped from like 70 dollars to like 190..
it is cold as a witches titty out there right now! got every room on 70 and thinking of going up more.
Next month i will probably assault the mail man when the bill comes in!
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they are not!!!
 
Angel said:
Lol a wonderful expression that my mom always uses..not literally stating that witches have cold titties as I assume their bewbages are of the same warmth as any female.
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:bigkiss:

I know the term, too, I just couldn't resist :qt:
 
$470 last month, gas and electric. Keep the house @ 65 when we aren't there and 69 when we are. Course we are heating 3000 2ft.
 
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