That's about what my last bill was. That's with a new AC unit, which helps....but it's been hotter than hades here lately. So it's been running pretty much 24/7.
On 8/17/06, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > well... my bill is running about $75 at the moment, but it's been a > cool and rainly summer so we aren't using the AC much. That's for a 3 > bedroom + den. Not sure of the square footage but it's a large house > built in the 50s. > > On 8/17/06, Jacob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I live in a 3 bedroom / 2 bathroom 1290 sq foot house in Southern > > California... > > > > My bill was for $342. The rates went up here in Southern California. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: G Money [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 9:48 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Freakin electricity! > > > > $500!!!! That is outrageous. > > > > Highest electric bill i've ever had was still less than $100. You live > in a > > 20 room mansion? > > > > On 8/17/06, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > So, last months bill was $497.00. It's a bit high for my comfort > > > level :) I had already started my saving efforts (replacing > > > incandescents with fluorescents, thermostat on 78 to 80, lights off > > > when out of the room, teaching my daughters to close the damn door!) > > > I decided there had to be more that could be done. My electric meter > > > is digital so it makes it really easy to track, but of course that > > > only tells you the usage for the entire house. Next thing was to hit > > > google to figure out how to calculate kw/h usage of appliances. > > > Simple formula: > > > > > > (Volts * Amps)/1000 = kw/h per 1 hour. > > > > > > First target, my pool pump....it seems a little shifty to me and > > > worthy of my suspicion. > > > > > > (220v * 8A)/1000 = 1.76 kw/h * (8 hrs a day) * (30days) * ($0.135 > > > p/kw/h) = $57.02 that sneaky little bastard has been adding to my > > > electric bill a month. > > > > > > I'm almost afraid to see how much my pc with it's multiple is drawing > :( > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Hieroglyphics? let me be specific I wanna be down in your south seas > > > But I got this notion that the motion of your ocean means small craft > > > advisory > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:213437 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
