They want all my ::2Dollar: !
Was curious how bad it was for some of you other kids so I put together a poll.
BTW. Thank goodness we have finally cooled off! ::Banana::
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They want all my ::2Dollar: !
Was curious how bad it was for some of you other kids so I put together a poll.
BTW. Thank goodness we have finally cooled off! ::Banana::
I have friends with <3,000 sf houses that are waaay off your scale...Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
You have friends?? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by tailchaser
Yea I guess I could add a few more levels to the poll!
You're right... I should edit that. I "know people".Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
I added another choice. ::BaHump::
:cat:Quote:
Originally Posted by sammm
if you saw my last bill, you would understand. ::Cry2::Quote:
Originally Posted by tailchaser
Yeah... my thermostat gives me feed back as to how long the unit ran that day and the previous day... During those nice 105 degree days, it was running something like 17 hours a day and not really keeping up. Now it's running more like 8-9 hours a day with it in the low 90's.Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
It might be interesting to see a breakdown in cents per square foot.
Same on mine and I swear at one point during the worst of the heat it reported "owned" rather than a time...........:nutkick:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave04
And the number one sign your electric bill is going to make you cry? When your fancy thermostat shows this on the screen...http://www.dfwmiata.com/images/stori...mes/0wnage.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
$328 for August. 3200 sq. ft., 76 degrees, all day every day.
By comparison, this was almost $100 less than what TXU charged us for July for the 1900 sq. ft. home in North Richland Hills.
FEC rocks! ::Banana:: TXU sucks! ::BaHump::
Did I mention Verizon FIOS is cheaper than Charter cable as well? :mrgreen:
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Originally Posted by altiain
How many KWH was that for? I was just looking at the history on TXU online, and my usage is down 308 KWH from the same period last year but the charge is UP $50. ::Rant::
http://forums.dfwmiata.com/showthrea...electric+ratesQuote:
Originally Posted by Titus
Mine was @ $230 but that is only for 3 weeks and one of my big PCs was off for about a week. This also included the $18 hookup fee.
I'm looking at getting some solar screens for at least the south and west facing windows (that's most of the windows in the house).
>Edit> BTW my place is 1350 sq. ft. and HVAC is single zone. Water heater and heat are gas; stove is electric.
20.1 cents per sf. $402 for 2000 sf. We are all electric and have service form the county electric co-op.Quote:
Originally Posted by Titus
$335 for about 2,000 sf. Highest ever. :punchout:
Worst part is we have a two story and the HVAC is non-zoned. So no matter what you set the thermostat to, the upstairs is always hot.
Oh, and most of our appliances are gas, so they don't even factor into the electric bill. But our last gas bill was the highest ever for the summer, too. Which is great since we're not really using the stove, oven or any hot water to speak of. Can't wait for the gas bill this winter...
TXU -->::BigWhack <-- Me
$180 for 2100 s.f.= 11.7 cent per s.f.- A Johnson County Co-op. Not too bad, but my water bill is high.
Talking to the walls again, eh?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave04
We are with Reliant.
As high as $250/mo. for 1400 sq/ft. Keeping it at a comfortable 75-77 degrees.
Yeah... and the worst part is... I'm still loosing the arguments... :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
My compressor was using a third more pelec than it should have been so I am hoping to see the Average billing overages start to go down
I wonder how much more efficient, in terms of $ and cents, with the new type of heat pump compares to the old one. Mine is 20 years old and is not sure is it worth the $$$ to replace the unit for one with better efficency?
$223 for electric on 1580 sq.ft. at about 80 degrees at the lowest. City of Denton for power supply. My wife is home all day too, and the entire house is electric. No gas at all.
2200sf-last 2 months were 430.00/440.00. We freaked! those were our highest ever. We started shutting off everything we could. My hobbies kill us: We got looking and I was running 3 computers 24/7 (600w, 550w, and 400w.). Salt water tank with 3 pumps and four VHO lights; 2ea 110w and 95w lights. I started shutting of the computers, we shut off all the overhead fans during the day, set the temp up to 80 during the day and 78 when were home, closing up the guest room and the exercise room (like I use it:rolleyes: ), that plus the cooler weather and the bill went down to 360.00. We are on TXU's averaging system. It really is crazy. I read an article that stated approximately 10% of a power bill is electrical items that are on “stand by” that use electricity 24/7 (Computers, TV's, stereo's, etc).
If it's 20 years old it's probably around an 8-10 SEER unit. The new minimum is 13 SEER. I'm about the replace my system that is close to 20 years old. Should save ~30-40% on heating and cooling with a ~14 SEER system.Quote:
Originally Posted by gabkwong
Let me know if you actually do. I have had a friend replace a 30 year old unit that was still working that says he didn't see any significant difference in the electric bill a couple of years ago, but I have been wondering how much of that was related to the hikes in electric prices.
BTW, did anyone see the report on the wind energy unit on tv last night.
Linkie
My dad just got his solar panels installed about a month ago. He lives in NJ and the state makes half the cost tax deductibe. (They have state income tax) The panels are from Samsung and his setup makes about 110% of what he needs. The other 10% is bought by the energy comapny which should cover the cost of his gas usage (heating, water, stove). His half of the panel cost should pay for itself in about 3-4 years. Plus it indirectly cuts down on his cooling costs by covering most of the roof. Being that he's in NJ, he really doesn't have to worry about hail damaging the panels.
Yeah, let me know when you do. I like to see how much is the replacment cost and how much energy saving can you get in real life. Too many Snake oil salseman out there!Quote:
I'm about the replace my system that is close to 20 years old. Should save ~30-40% on heating and cooling with a ~14 SEER system.
That's the truth! A proper installation is practically more important than what name is on the equipment. I'm going with Trane because of the warranty they offer and we were happy with the Trane system at our last house.Quote:
Originally Posted by gabkwong