Nosy Neighbor Poll: How much was your most recent home electric bill?

[OWC Jamie]

Ave $28.00
staying under 150kWh

fridge ( about $20.00/mo), washer, dryer, stove, range
heat and hot water is oil

[Jimmypoo]

In extremes, I don't make the heat pump work to death -- i just keep the house at 80 (in summer)
and use a window unit in my room of preference.

In winter - I have turned the heat pump OFF - when it goes below a certain temp, there's just no point.
I dress warm, use a decent space heater (I like the oil filled radiator style) and use electric blankets.

I can warm up a bathroom in the morning with an 1800 watt hair dryer faster than anything else out there.

If I install the timer on the water heater, I know that would help -- but I can't find it since moving here,
and haven't bothered since 2004.

It's $120 at peak, and $55 on a good month for 1600 sq ft, all electric house - 7 years old.

[freeradical]

I'm glad I don't live in Hawaii.

It's funny that Washington, which has extremely low rates due to all their hydro power, chose to build those nuclear power plants years ago,

Whoops!

[ka jowct]

In the summer I have to shell out $85–$95 for my 400 sq. ft. apt. with no AC. After reading about what an energy hog the cable box is (they can draw as much as a refrigerator), I've been unplugging it whenever I am going to be gone for a few hours.

[AllGold]

Last month was $56.52 for 478 KWH. That's about average for me. Gas heat and water heater. My stove is electric but I rarely use it. Most of my cooking energy is from a microwave.

All lights that are kept on for more than 30 seconds at a time are either CFL (or regular fluorescent) or LED.

Very seldom air conditioner use from a window unit.

My electricity use would be lower if it weren't for the three laptop-class computers I have running 24/7 as well as frequent use of my power-hungry Mac Pro. Sump pump and dehumidifier in the basement (when I'm not too miserly to run it) contribute too.

[mikebw]

ka jowct wrote:
In the summer I have to shell out $85–$95 for my 400 sq. ft. apt. with no AC. After reading about what an energy hog the cable box is (they can draw as much as a refrigerator), I've been unplugging it whenever I am going to be gone for a few hours.

Another reason to dump cable I guess, although this defeats the purpose of a DVR if you have one. I have taken to turning off power to the whole entertainment center when we go away for a couple days.

[Speedy]

I folding@home.

[pqrst]

clay wrote:
true, but the cat's out of the bag now...

Here's a current table of average rates across the US: http://www.eia.gov/cneaf/electricity/epm...5_6_b.html

Does this chart include all the taxes and fees that go into the bill? I read the small print at the bottom but it isn't clear quite how it was figured. My kilowatt charges are only half of the cost of my bill.