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electricity bill
after living in mexico for two years we were afraid a bout a ur firs electricity bill on augoust... we just got it and its 75 dls. pretty good!!
Re: electricity bill
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Thats insane! Do you not have a/c?
Our July bill was $360 Which I about $hit my pants when i saw it...We got switched over to the time of use plan (Which I thought we were on in the first place) And Our August bill was $250!!! Thats like a $100 savings by switching! Soooo rad!
Can I ask how big your house is, and what exactly the time of use plan is? We are on a 9pm-9am plan but our house is pretty big. We keep it at 79 while we are home and only run pool / dishwasher / washer at night... So I was thinking about switching plans but dont know what we should switch too... I like the $110 drop that you had...
I would try moving your temp up to at least 82 during the day, and using ceiling and room fans. We tried it this summer and are saving an average of $50 a month- that's only between 4 pm and 10 pm (it's at 85 between 6 am-4 pm) and our house is only 1600 sq.ft. It's amazing what a difference a few degrees will make.
That's probably what she means, the 9-9 one. We're on that too and we're also on the equalizer so our bill is now going to be $149 a month (it was $138/month for the summer, average from the previous quarter) until december when they re-evaluate the useage and it will drop for the next quarter. It's kind of expensive in the summer but it's nice to have a set amount in the summer especially since we're on one income.
A lot of people shut their ac off when they leave which is a baaad idea. I turn it up to 78 during the day and it's at 76 at night
Do you mean that it's a bad idea to shut if off completely? If not, why? I put mine up to 83 during the day, and put it down to 78/7 when I'm home.
And yowza, I'd love a summer bill under $100. Do you keep your home at 90 degrees?!
Here http://www.srpnet.com/prices/home/Tou.aspx
We have a 1,700 sq ft home with a pool.
We set the a/c to 84 when we are gone and 77 when we are there.
Awww... we dont have SRP up here
I tried going up to 82/83 when home, but it is hot in here. If we leave for a long period of time, then I have no problem doing that, but being home all day with Will, he gets too hot and uncomfortable. He is one hot baby, haha!
We dont keep our house at 90 hahaha. We keep it at 80, turn on the fans and turn off the a/c when we are not around. Luckily we live in a 1100 ft condo that is well north-south located with a tree infront which keeps the house from getting really hot during the afternoon.
We also try to unplug the appliances that we are not using with the exception of the microwave, stove, heater, dishwasher, waste disposal, dryer and washer. we are also very careful turning off the lights.
I think the a/c is the secret. specially becouse we were living in a dessert city in mexico where we had another kind of a/c, and we got used to not being in cold places (now we get really cold in public places).