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I just got this months electric bill... and it hurt.... What are you all paying for electricity?
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Posted 18 June 2005 - 06:06 AM
Just for laughs, I'm going to see just how frugal I can be... Turning off the video server, and the streaming machine to start, then I'll be installing a time switch on the hot water heater. Any other ideas?
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Posted 18 June 2005 - 06:17 AM
QUOTE (Skibum @ Jun 18 2005, 09:06 PM)
Just for laughs, I'm going to see just how frugal I can be... Turning off the video server, and the streaming machine to start, then I'll be installing a time switch on the hot water heater. Any other ideas?
Water heater may not be better if turned on then off then on as it will need to reheat water that was hot but has cooled.
I converted my bil and I am paying around the $98 mark per month.. it used to be cheaper but they changed my meter and the bills rocketed but any queries about it result in " we can check it but it will cost you" eeek.. I gotta move.
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Posted 18 June 2005 - 08:43 AM
Just for laughs my a$$. Saving money is saving money. Sometimes it just takes a slap to the wallet to remind us.
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Posted 18 June 2005 - 08:47 AM
the big killers as I see it are:
Hot Water
Clothes Dryer
A/C
Pool
Water Sprinkler
Fridge
Computers
Hot Water
Clothes Dryer
A/C
Pool
Water Sprinkler
Fridge
Computers
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Posted 18 June 2005 - 08:48 AM
Ski,
You could change all your bulbs to the low energy type.
I have 4 PC's running 24/7, that is where my costs come from.
How about installing a water wheel & generator in your stream
You could change all your bulbs to the low energy type.
I have 4 PC's running 24/7, that is where my costs come from.
How about installing a water wheel & generator in your stream
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Posted 18 June 2005 - 08:54 AM
The issue with the low energy type is that they are not dimmable...
I use them in the basement, laundry room, and a few other places.
I use them in the basement, laundry room, and a few other places.
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Posted 18 June 2005 - 11:19 AM
TV's are becoming the biggest hog.
".... Already, televisions account for about 4 percent of annual residential electricity use in the United States — enough to power all of the homes in the state of New York for a year, according to a new NRDC study. Today there are about 266 million TVs, and that number is growing by 3.5 million per year. By 2009, when half of all new TV sales are expected to be extended- or high-definition digital sets with big screens, TV energy use will reach about 70 billion kilowatt-hours per year nationwide — about 50 percent higher than at present. Throw in a DVD and VCR player, a pair of high-definition set-top boxes, and other household TVs, and the total TV-related energy use for the home rises to about 10 percent, the NRDC estimates.
Bigger screens aren't the only culprits for TV's growing energy draw. The nation's move to high-definition TV, or HDTV, requires sets to deliver more picture clarity, which draws more power. Also, Americans are watching some 16 percent more TV than in the 1980s — if DVD and video-game viewing is included, according to the Nielsen Group. ......."
".... Already, televisions account for about 4 percent of annual residential electricity use in the United States — enough to power all of the homes in the state of New York for a year, according to a new NRDC study. Today there are about 266 million TVs, and that number is growing by 3.5 million per year. By 2009, when half of all new TV sales are expected to be extended- or high-definition digital sets with big screens, TV energy use will reach about 70 billion kilowatt-hours per year nationwide — about 50 percent higher than at present. Throw in a DVD and VCR player, a pair of high-definition set-top boxes, and other household TVs, and the total TV-related energy use for the home rises to about 10 percent, the NRDC estimates.
Bigger screens aren't the only culprits for TV's growing energy draw. The nation's move to high-definition TV, or HDTV, requires sets to deliver more picture clarity, which draws more power. Also, Americans are watching some 16 percent more TV than in the 1980s — if DVD and video-game viewing is included, according to the Nielsen Group. ......."
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Posted 18 June 2005 - 05:52 PM
Last year I got rid of my old washer and dryer (even though they worked fine). The new units have made a notable difference in lowering my electric bill.
I've thought about buying one of those little gadgets measures kwh by being inserted into the wall outlet in front of an appliance just to see which appliance are really the power hogs in my place. I still have an old fridge, that's probably 10-15% of my total bill.
I've thought about buying one of those little gadgets measures kwh by being inserted into the wall outlet in front of an appliance just to see which appliance are really the power hogs in my place. I still have an old fridge, that's probably 10-15% of my total bill.
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Posted 18 June 2005 - 09:14 PM
KWH winter highs up to 450
KWH summer highs just under 300
Cooking, heating, hot water are gas - electricity is lights, 2 PC's (1 is 24/7), 2 fridges, freezer and 2 TV's (off all night on appliance mods).
A/C is one 5000 BTU window shaker seldom used (ceiling fan is OK most of the time)
Can't get much lower usage unless I generate my own !
KWH summer highs just under 300
Cooking, heating, hot water are gas - electricity is lights, 2 PC's (1 is 24/7), 2 fridges, freezer and 2 TV's (off all night on appliance mods).
A/C is one 5000 BTU window shaker seldom used (ceiling fan is OK most of the time)
Can't get much lower usage unless I generate my own !
