how much is your electric bill?

[statik213]

I'm around $120 in Ohio for a single bedroom apartment ~ 900 sq ft.

 

[broon]

1700 sq ft splitlevel with old A/C....$240/month. With new A/C...$110/month.

 

[dabuddha]

$160 with my last one. 2 bedroom apt.

 

[statik213]

Originally posted by: broon
1700 sq ft splitlevel with old A/C....$240/month. With new A/C...$110/month.

dayymm that new AC prolly pay for itself in no time

 

[nakedfrog]

$200 with two window A/Cs (we'll be putting in central air before next summer)
1600sq ft house (500 downstairs).

 

[KentState]

Originally posted by: statik213
I'm around $120 in Ohio for a single bedroom apartment.

Also in Ohio, but mine is was around $120/month for a 4 bedroom 3 bath two story home (~1900 square feet).

 

[cjgallen]

Originally posted by: broon
1700 sq ft splitlevel with old A/C....$240/month. With new A/C...$110/month.

No sh!t? What kind of system did you get?

 

[Medicine Bear]

1900st ft house. Programmable thermostat, 72 when I am at home, 76 when I'm not. Highest electric bill this summer = $117

 

[dullard]

1600 sq ft + 850 sq ft basement (500 sq ft of that is finished and lived in). Nearly 20 years old, so it doesn't have drafts yet and is not a Walmart Cardboard house that is built today.

Nebraska, so 90-100°F days are common in the summer, but electricity is cheap.

AC set to 76°F during the day, 72°F during the evening, and 66°F at night.

Electricity runs as high as $110/mo, but $100/mo is more common in the summer.

 

[miri]

About $150 a month for 2 bedroom apartment. Expensive because the airconditioning unit was made in 1985.

 

[Toasthead]

2300 sq ft home in Sacramento, CA about 150 a month

 

[edro]

Originally posted by: me
I'm around $110 in Ohio for a two bedroom apartment.

 

[AbsolutDealage]

$120 for a 1700 sq. ft. house.

 

[Kalbi]

No AC, ~$80 every 2 months

 

[DrPizza]

AC = open windows at night, close windows and blinds during the day. House stayed cool all summer.

 

[broon]

Originally posted by: cjgallen

Originally posted by: broon
1700 sq ft splitlevel with old A/C....$240/month. With new A/C...$110/month.

No sh!t? What kind of system did you get?

Ruud. Old one was about 24 years old.

 

[BurnItDwn]

1100 SQ foot 2 story townhouse. Just outside Chicago, worst bill this summer so far has been $94.

EDIT: I leave it at 80 when I'm at work, At night I keep it at 74. I try to be as frugal as possible, but I really hate when it's more then 80, so my AC was on a lot this summer.

 

[sjetexas]

2700 sqft home in Houston.

$320 in the summer ><
Under 120 in the winter.

 

[Mermaidman]

~$200! Wife sets the thermo at 74F.

 

[DaveJ]

$172 for last month. 1600sqft house, thermostat set at 82 (won't go lower than 80 or the damn thing never shuts off). I have GOT to put more insulation in my attic, there's virtually none up there right now...

Dave

 

[sohcrates]

2400 sq ft house - $90 / month w/ AC set at 78 usually.

Not quite sure how it so low...maybe it's cause my a/c sucks

 

[spidey07]

160

3000 sq foot home

thermostat always at 69-70

 

[Engineer]

4 bedroom 2,000 Sq. ft house - $150 per month. 72 Degrees.

The sad part is that many homes just a few miles away from me get electricity 50% cheaper!

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: DaveJ
$172 for last month. 1600sqft house, thermostat set at 82 (won't go lower than 80 or the damn thing never shuts off). I have GOT to put more insulation in my attic, there's virtually none up there right now...

Dave

I placed a thermostatically controlled fan in the attic and my bill dropped a good amount. 26 CF lightbulbs also help!

 

[Ronin]

Last house = ~$280-300 (~3,000 sq ft).
This house = Don't know yet, since I just moved, but tack on another 800 sq ft, and I'm fairly sure it's not going to go lower. AC generally set at 72, no matter where.