electric bill so freaking high

[illustri]

damn our bill this month was $160 for the apartment
granted theres six of us living here but thats alot of money when your in college
i guess its our comps being on for most of the day - been trying to conserve for awhile - turning puters off for sleeptime - well most of us - but APPARENTLY thats not enough

anybody got suggestions for us in cali?

 

[Zebo]

Welcome to adulthood and deregulation

 

[FrustratedUser]

I don't think your rigs consume that much electricity. Turn down the AC instead.
I had a $167 electric bill in June all due to the AC.

<---- Would die without AC in AZ @105F

 

[illustri]

AC's not on
san diego, CA: high 72 low 72, 24/7 365 days/year

 

[Vic]

San Diego... say no more. You have one of the highest electric rates in the country.
And unless you have 6 Athlons running some kind of Distributed Computing, your computers don't use that much juice. With 6 people living in your apartment, what most likely is using the most juice is your water heater and refridgerator.

 

[Evadman]

$160 is a lot? When you hit 500 let me know.

<-- currently housing 14 computers on a dedicated 100a J-panel.

 

[thomsbrain]

my electricity was like $20 last month. I live by myself with lots of compact florescents.

 

[illustri]

well if it isnt the computers then what, tv, spkrs, lights?
water heater and fridge i guess but not much can be done about those - i need unspoiled food to eat and warm water to keep balls from crawling up my ribcage

 

[Evadman]

Turn off the lights when your done? Decide what you want to eat before opening the fridge? Get florescent lights?

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: illustri
AC's not on
san diego, CA: high 72 low 72, 24/7 365 days/year

OK -
What is your cost per KWh?

 

[JC]

If your fridge is over about 5-6 years old, it could be a major consumer of electrons.....the latest ones are WAY cheaper to operate.

JC

 

[vegetation]

Buy compact fluorescent lights. Uses much less electric (27 watts for a 100 watt equiv) and plugs directly into the socket.

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: JC
If your fridge is over about 5-6 years old, it could be a major consumer of electrons.....the latest ones are WAY cheaper to operate.

JC

I use a magnet to store excess electrons, then I toss the magnet intot he fridge where it releases them. My refrigerator is awesome cheap to use now.

 

[Dragnov]

Wow, thats kind of a lot.

I pay just about $20 a month for myself. 3 of us in a townhome, and actually townhome not those "apartment townhomes." Your computer doesnt do much... its more your monitor (especially if its a 19"). Nevertheless, as people said you wont save much turning off your computer and stuff... from being conservative w/ electricty last month, and having two computers on pretty much 24/7 now, I only saved about $5.

 

[JC]

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: JC
If your fridge is over about 5-6 years old, it could be a major consumer of electrons.....the latest ones are WAY cheaper to operate.

JC

I use a magnet to store excess electrons, then I toss the magnet intot he fridge where it releases them. My refrigerator is awesome cheap to use now.

lol you need some sleep, man!

 

[brxndxn]

$160 would be nice...

In Gainesville, FL (just about the hottest and most humid city around), my bill just bloated from ~$120 a month to $250 a month!

This is in a first-floor (usually less expensive because of insulation) apartment with 4 dudes.

This blows... ahh.. but the price we pay for consistent 75 degrees.