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Posted by Mikepier on January 24, 2009, 7:41 am
On Jan 23, 9:22=A0pm, mattmeitz...@gmail.com wrote:
> I am just curious for opinions. =A0Looking at my electric bill, it has a
> peak in the summer months (presumably because of A/C), but an even
> bigger peak in the winter and that's with gas heat. =A0Any idea why that
> would be? =A0It's about 200kWh higher in January than it was in August,
> which baffles me. =A0I can't think of anything I'm doing now that I
> wasn't doing a year ago, but it's about 100kWh higher than January
> 2008. Thanks!
What kind of heat do you have, steam, hot water baseboard or furnace?
Just to give you an idea, an average blower on a furnace uses about 6
amps.
Also check your bill, is your utility company charging the same KW
rate in the summer as the winter?
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Posted by ransley on January 24, 2009, 8:31 am
On Jan 23, 8:22=A0pm, mattmeitz...@gmail.com wrote:
> I am just curious for opinions. =A0Looking at my electric bill, it has a
> peak in the summer months (presumably because of A/C), but an even
> bigger peak in the winter and that's with gas heat. =A0Any idea why that
> would be? =A0It's about 200kWh higher in January than it was in August,
> which baffles me. =A0I can't think of anything I'm doing now that I
> wasn't doing a year ago, but it's about 100kWh higher than January
> 2008. Thanks!
Do an energy audit and see where you waste it. A Kill- A- Watt meter
and clamp on amp meter is all you need. Do you use CFLs. Pumps,
compressors, motors, can use alot more energy as they die.
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Posted by JohnR66 on January 24, 2009, 8:41 am
>I am just curious for opinions. Looking at my electric bill, it has a
> peak in the summer months (presumably because of A/C), but an even
> bigger peak in the winter and that's with gas heat. Any idea why that
> would be? It's about 200kWh higher in January than it was in August,
> which baffles me. I can't think of anything I'm doing now that I
> wasn't doing a year ago, but it's about 100kWh higher than January
> 2008. Thanks!
Depends on many things. Your climate, size of building, size of AC.
Do you supplement heat with portable electric heaters?
Are you in an apartment? in some older buildings you may be sharing part of
a circuit with a neighbor due to goofed up wiring.
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Posted by Van Chocstraw on January 24, 2009, 9:32 am
mattmeitzner@gmail.com wrote:
> I am just curious for opinions. Looking at my electric bill, it has a
> peak in the summer months (presumably because of A/C), but an even
> bigger peak in the winter and that's with gas heat. Any idea why that
> would be? It's about 200kWh higher in January than it was in August,
> which baffles me. I can't think of anything I'm doing now that I
> wasn't doing a year ago, but it's about 100kWh higher than January
> 2008. Thanks!
Is that forced hot air gas? the blower motor takes some power and may be
running more.
I shut off my oil boiler and only run my wood boiler and my electric
bill went down $50.00. Last bill was $24.00.
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Posted by Phisherman on January 24, 2009, 10:21 am
On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:22:08 -0800 (PST), mattmeitzner@gmail.com
wrote:
>I am just curious for opinions. Looking at my electric bill, it has a
>peak in the summer months (presumably because of A/C), but an even
>bigger peak in the winter and that's with gas heat. Any idea why that
>would be? It's about 200kWh higher in January than it was in August,
>which baffles me. I can't think of anything I'm doing now that I
>wasn't doing a year ago, but it's about 100kWh higher than January
>2008. Thanks!
There's all kinds of energy saving tips/lists to examine. My average
monthly kWhr use has actually declined but the cost has increased
dramatically due to rate increases, extra taxes, additional fees, etc.
Large applicances can use a lot of energy. Your furnace blower is
electric. Modern electronic appliances (plasma, LCD sets) use energy
when turned off.
I have seen solar panel prices drop and my personal goal is to
eventually get off the grid.
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> peak in the summer months (presumably because of A/C), but an even
> bigger peak in the winter and that's with gas heat. =A0Any idea why that
> would be? =A0It's about 200kWh higher in January than it was in August,
> which baffles me. =A0I can't think of anything I'm doing now that I
> wasn't doing a year ago, but it's about 100kWh higher than January
> 2008. Thanks!