Electric Bills

[Swimmer]

You guys switching to the curly bulbs and saving money?

[MrHunters]

Originally Posted by Swimmer

You guys switching to the curly bulbs and saving money?

yep... had em for 2 years now.

[chris L]

by july mine will be up 49% . to hell with the UI's upper management

[Mr. Sandman]

Wow, mine is like 220-280/mo.... My Dec bill was $267.
My CFL conversion reduced it $60-70/mo too.

I wish I had a electric bill of 55. You guys must live in the dark.

The breakdown of my bill is like this:

$0.119190 /kwh supplier charges <---act elect cost

misc bs:
$.04717 distrib
$0.02278 transition
$0.00695 transmission
$0.00050 Renewable Energy
$ 0.00250 Energy Cons

total: .11919 + .0799 = .1991 $/kwh NET


How many KWH do you normally burn in a month? Ballpark.... I am in the 1100 range but in July with AC it will push 2100

[MrHunters]

keep in mind im in a 650 sq ft apt

last jan 383kwh
this jan 610kwh

have not added anything substantial so i think something up

610 kwh = $105.85 this month

[Backbeach Jake]

Originally Posted by Swimmer

You guys switching to the curly bulbs and saving money?

Ocean State Job Lot 2 bucks. More light, less wattage. Takes a sec to power up but I like them.

[Raven]

yep
switched to them curlies... but the only lights we use generally are the tv tube, the pc tube, and the fire-light and or candle light....

turning a light on is only for the time needed to see....then it goes off.

nice thing about snow.... it makes it easier to see at night upstairs
without having to turn on a light...
(for a middle of the night bathroom run)

conservative? Absolutely. I think the bill was $ 126.00 which is

$20 dollars higher than usual but we're running the oil filled heater (in the bathroom) .....the thing is awesome.
especially the hot towels

[Raven]

what did ya think anout that MX electrical provider offer

out of Texas... i wonder how they do that...? 10% less

[kevin d]

My electric bill went down. I am on the "year round" plan. After 1 year of service they average out your bill, divide by 12 and pay that amount every month. At the end of each year they reevaluate and raise or decrease your rates for the upcoming year. I replaced my 15 year old central heat and air in 05 and have switched to the curly bulbs in most of the house this year. Hopefully my bill will go down again next year.