$641.73

Saturday, 16. September 2006, 15:31:07

Is the amount of our first full month's electricity bill in our new house. That's more than our little mortgage payment. Mind you, it's a lot bigger than the apartment we used to be in. Still, it's a bit of a shock. We're awake now!

Oh for the Love of Now Serving Over Half a Million...

Comments

I can relate to this......SICK I tell you, just sick!!! TXU is really making a profit this year I bet.

By angel292005, # 16. September 2006, 15:34:25

Nope, Reliant Energy. Why go downstream? I get my juice right from the source. Of course, I have to remember that this house is over twice the size of our apartment, has high (nine foot ceilings), and an upper floor (my office) that needs cooling.

By jonimueller, # 16. September 2006, 15:36:36

I know the feeling...

By davidcrickett, # 16. September 2006, 16:35:52

Hi there Joni,

Changing the lightbulbs throughout the house to CFL's will save you a lot of money.

Also switch off the geysers untill just 2 hours before showering or bathing, then off again when showering and bathing.

Have a beautiful evening!

Lots of love,
Wayne

By sohappysingle, # 16. September 2006, 18:42:18

Whoa! My sympathies. How about budget billing? It can help spread the load.

By musickna, # 16. September 2006, 22:28:51

That's insane. Is that over a 3 month period? Our rates are much lower up here in the cold North.

By sanshan, # 17. September 2006, 03:27:27

One month's electrical?

Somethings wrong, somewhere.

Can't be that high, no way.

If that's the case........make a one time investment on suficient solar panels hooked directly to your meter. This way you can run your meter backwards and sell power to them.

By devans186, # 18. September 2006, 21:26:26

For a single month? Granted, we are in an apartment, but still, In HOT HOT HOT Florida, mine was only 1/6th yours.

I am so sorry to hear about this!

K4

By KayFour, # 19. September 2006, 22:28:20

Check if you have a "very old" freezer, that eat's alot of juice, but...
I think the "prob" lies in airconditioning, am i right ?
I have a hot 1.st floor to, but no way i could (or would) use aircon...
(coundn't afford the installation NOR the bill)
In Denmark we have a lot of focus on energy, at a public level like:
1 : Rating of refrigerators from A+++ (best) to C (worst)
2 : Losts of testing of "low energy" light-bulbs,including prizes
3 : just an example: Through some public service, we can "loan" a device,that you can test every single electric ablyanse/installation, what it uses on/on "hold",and theres a lot af money to get there !
So, if you wan't some advice, just ask, i'll try to find it here for you

PS: I live alone in about 85 kvm in 2 floors (SQ meters), and my bill
is about max 90$ for one month...
(and as you prob know, we "danes" pay everything 3 times, i mean, out of the 90$, 50 to 60 is TAXES!)
So ...you really have a problem there, hope you can solve it