What was your electric usage in December?

[Imp]

Haven't checked recently, but historically, it's been ~1200 kWh in the winter months. Semi-detached 2400 sq.ft.-ish house (I included basement since it's heated).

Biggest spenders are probably water heater, furnace, and me. That 40" old LCD (not LED) TV and my ~150W computer system add up over a full day.

 

[edro]

~20kWh electricity / week for the last 3 weeks of December.
My average use is about 15kWh electricity / week.
EDIT:
Netherlands.
I pay about 38 Euro a month for gas and electricity. And still i get every year money refunded because of my low energy use.

I'll bite.

How!?!?!

 

[IndyColtsFan]

1510 KWh. Bill was $189.

EDIT: Yay for relatively cheap electricity -- I looked back and the high from last year was 2869 kWh and the bill was roughly $270. If I had Duke Energy, it would be even cheaper.

EDIT #2: My heat is natural gas, which is a separate bill.

 

[sswingle]

595kWh
Ohio

 

[JM Aggie08]

Don't recall the kWh, but it was around $60. Gas furnace FTMFWYFA.

 

[KeithTalent]

Haven't checked recently, but historically, it's been ~1200 kWh in the winter months. Semi-detached 2400 sq.ft.-ish house (I included basement since it's heated).

Biggest spenders are probably water heater, furnace, and me. That 40" old LCD (not LED) TV and my ~150W computer system add up over a full day.

You with EnerCare? Seems way more expensive out here compared to what I used to pay to BC Hydro.

KT

 

[disappoint]

1275kWh.

Speaking of which, I received a letter in the mail that they'll be installing smart meters in my neighborhood this month. That will be cool.

Oh so...What are you gettin smaht on me now?

 

[cabri]

Electric and Gas bill combined $79

 

[SparkyJJO]

Haven't gotten my bill yet. Should within the next few days.

 

[Shlong]

1718 kWh / 3200 square foot home.

 

[MongGrel]

Got me, the wife does does finance.

Had to ask her, was $175, but everything down here runs off it, no gas or anything else, for about 2500 Sq Ft.

Have horrible Florida old windows in a few rooms need upgraded.

That and I hate below 75 degrees.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Detroit.

December is usually a bit higher for us due to holiday lights, etc. Our heat is gas so no impact there, but our water heater is electric so that ticks up a bit in the winter too.

Detroit still has electricity? Does the hydro company have armored vehicles for linemen to go do maintenance and repairs? 😛

 

[RockinZ28]

956.25 kWh. About 3500 sqft heated all electric home. Haven't received bill yet, should be around $150. First winter in a home, well outside of SoCal "winters". I had the thermostat at 67F for the first few days it started getting a little cold in November. Was using 60 kWh+ a day. That would result in $300+ bills. Turned it down to 55F and told the wife to put on a sweater.

 

[zinfamous]

dunno, but I paid $55 for gas and zappy.

 

[rcpratt]

Might as well go all the way to 45 if you're gonna do 55. That's crazy.

 

[Belegost]

956.25 kWh. About 3500 sqft heated all electric home. Haven't received bill yet, should be around $150. First winter in a home, well outside of SoCal "winters". I had the thermostat at 67F for the first few days it started getting a little cold in November. Was using 60 kWh+ a day. That would result in $300+ bills. Turned it down to 55F and told the wife to put on a sweater.

I would be careful setting the thermostat too low with sub-freezing outdoor temps. If it's 55 on the inside of the walls and 20 outside, then within the walls will be a temperature gradient with some part below freezing. If that's a wall with water pipes you risk freezing.

 

[tortillasoup]

I would be careful setting the thermostat too low with sub-freezing outdoor temps. If it's 55 on the inside of the walls and 20 outside, then within the walls will be a temperature gradient with some part below freezing. If that's a wall with water pipes you risk freezing.

55f is nothing. I have a friend that owns a house in Lake Tahoe and he keeps the heat set to 55F to prevent the pipes from freezing. I don't even heat my house at all and it has historically gotten down to 48F inside, with the outside temperatures below freezing on some nights. 55F is way more than enough to ensure no burst pipes inside the house.

 

[Jumpem]

I average in the low to mid 500 kWh range.

 

[T9D]

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[RockinZ28]

I would be careful setting the thermostat too low with sub-freezing outdoor temps. If it's 55 on the inside of the walls and 20 outside, then within the walls will be a temperature gradient with some part below freezing. If that's a wall with water pipes you risk freezing.

It should be good. Brand new house. All pipes are through the center, and I can see 90% of them in the unfinished part of the basement where the HVAC and water heater are. We'll see tomorrow, supposed to get down to -2F.

 

[rh71]

356kwh. 70 bucks. Nyc rapes.

458kwh, $100.27 pseg on LI

we heat and cook with gas thankfully, otherwise it'd be more. Gas is pretty cheap.

 

[Sho'Nuff]

Holy moley. From what some of you are reporting it seems that I am buying some expensive electricity.

 

[Sho'Nuff]

Could it be higher for you because previous bills were low estimates and they finally came out to do a corrective reading?

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But for me, it's unknown because it's an included utility in my apartment.

Thought that might be the case. But I called the power company and they said they always do actual reads in my town now that everyone has a smart meter. Truck just drives by the house and gets the read. No need for someone to walk up to the home and read the meter anymore.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

956.25 kWh. About 3500 sqft heated all electric home. Haven't received bill yet, should be around $150. First winter in a home, well outside of SoCal "winters". I had the thermostat at 67F for the first few days it started getting a little cold in November. Was using 60 kWh+ a day. That would result in $300+ bills. Turned it down to 55F and told the wife to put on a sweater.

Do you get electricity from one of the REMC/cooperatives too? That is one thing I miss about Duke (used to be Cinergy in this area) -- electricity was significantly cheaper.

 

[rcpratt]

Thought that might be the case. But I called the power company and they said they always do actual reads in my town now that everyone has a smart meter. Truck just drives by the house and gets the read. No need for someone to walk up to the home and read the meter anymore.

Did they really say that trucks are driving by your house? Because that is certainly not how our smart meters work around here.