My lectric bill was $200 again this month

[pdaddyII]

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

What is the square footage of your place?

 

[gixxerman]

my house is close to $600 for electric..the gym i work at...close to $6000a month!

 

[chewyxrage]

Wow. Mine was $25.

Free heat kicks ass

 

[pdaddyII]

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?

 

[DannoMight]

What is the square footage of your place?

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.

 

[pdaddyII]

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.

Well shit, that makes sense then, lol. I'm sure those damn women don't exactly take quick showers either.

 

[wills_got_rythm]

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......

 

[pdaddyII]

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......

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.

 

[musclemom]

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.

 

[cindylou]

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......

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