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THE4RINGZ

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Aug 16, 2011 12:59 PM
Our Summer bills are $200-$235 depending on how warm it is. We live in a 2,928 house. Our problem is the kids never shut the fucking lights off.
Aug 16, 2011 12:59pm
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fan_from_texas

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2,693 posts
Aug 16, 2011 1:12 PM
If you can shift your major sources of power to off-peak hours, you can save some money if your utility offers time-of-use pricing. E.g., if you have an electric washer/dryer, you can run them in the evenings or on weekends. Same with the dishwasher. You can save a lot by doing that if you're on TOU pricing.
Aug 16, 2011 1:12pm
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Speedofsand

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Aug 16, 2011 1:31 PM
1100sq ft., AC on 24/7 about half the year, 17 yr old Lennox unit, ranges from $50 winter to $130 summer.
Aug 16, 2011 1:31pm
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Belly35

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9,716 posts
Aug 16, 2011 3:00 PM
Gas bill last month was $75.00, electric bill was 270.00 A/C on 24/7 with fan running, city water/trash pick up/ sewage $95.00 the wife and I in a 3500 sq ft home. In the winter my gas bill will go up and the electric goes up also. I'm looking at a way to use the two fireplace to help heat the house. Just have not found a solution I like... yet
Aug 16, 2011 3:00pm
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NWIndianNation01

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Aug 16, 2011 5:13 PM
The key to any electric bill is turning the lights and TV off when not in use (and don't use lights during the day, thats what windows are for). We ran our air all of July and it was only $75.
Aug 16, 2011 5:13pm
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MontyBrunswick

Aug 16, 2011 5:18 PM
NWIndianNation01;864326 wrote:The key to any electric bill is turning the lights and TV off when not in use (and don't use lights during the day, thats what windows are for). We ran our air all of July and it was only $75.

Then you have budgeted electric. Lights and TV are nothing compared to heating and cooling.
Aug 16, 2011 5:18pm
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NWIndianNation01

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996 posts
Aug 16, 2011 5:19 PM
We don't have budgeted electric. We just use it wisely.
Aug 16, 2011 5:19pm
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chicago510

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5,728 posts
Aug 16, 2011 6:19 PM
Just switching all 60 watt bulbs to 12 watt CFLs can save a ton.

I also run a box fan and a dehumidifier which allows me to keep my AC on 80 and still feel cool.

Now that I live alone, I can micromanage my electricity consumption.
Aug 16, 2011 6:19pm
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dave

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4,558 posts
Aug 16, 2011 7:04 PM
$240 last month, don't think we turned the AC off either. Our house is about 2500 sq ft without unfinished basement. Hoping once we finish it we can keep the house warmer and spend our time down there in the summers.
Aug 16, 2011 7:04pm
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ontheriv2000

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Aug 20, 2011 2:43 PM
I just got mine for $215. Like many of you, it is the highest bill I have ever seen in 2 years. There have been many people talking about how they are conserving to keep their bill low? I know that adding insulation, replacing windows, etc will help, but I'm wondering if replacing appliances would help too? Any thoughts?
Aug 20, 2011 2:43pm
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Ironman92

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Aug 20, 2011 3:02 PM
Around $45 for my 6,400 sqare foot house....air set on 63 and runs 24/7.

I've had 6 hole in ones (2 on par 4s), I've bowled 5 300 games ( one with my off hand), my ACT score was a 35 but I only got a 31 the first time I took it in 5th grade....coulda got higher but just guessed as I didn't give a shit.....and despite all of this I post on here a lot.
Aug 20, 2011 3:02pm
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Fab1b

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Aug 20, 2011 3:03 PM
New one $164
Aug 20, 2011 3:03pm
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ernest_t_bass

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24,984 posts
Aug 20, 2011 3:04 PM
Ironman92;868494 wrote:Around $45 for my 6,400 sqare foot house....air set on 63 and runs 24/7.

I've had 6 hole in ones (2 on par 4s), I've bowled 5 300 games ( one with my off hand), my ACT score was a 35 but I only got a 31 the first time I took it in 5th grade....coulda got higher but just guessed as I didn't give a shit.....and despite all of this I post on here a lot.

Con, is that you?
Aug 20, 2011 3:04pm
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Mohican00

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Aug 20, 2011 3:21 PM
lol, about $35 a month. My apartment has no AC and it's not uncommon for it to hit 90+ inside in the afternoon when the sun hits the west side of my building.

Fuck it, if the pioneers could go without air conditioning then I can too
Aug 20, 2011 3:21pm
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pmoney25

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Aug 20, 2011 3:35 PM
damn, i need to pay closer attention, my bill was like $350 last month. We run A/C 24/7 . Our house does get destroyed by the sun though. We have no trees or any shade and the way our house is set, it just soaks in the sun. I should switch to solar energy.
Aug 20, 2011 3:35pm
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Ironman92

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Aug 20, 2011 3:35 PM
ernest_t_bass;868497 wrote:Con, is that you?

Nope just average OC Joe.
Aug 20, 2011 3:35pm
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THE4RINGZ

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Aug 20, 2011 3:51 PM
ontheriv2000;868481 wrote:I just got mine for $215. Like many of you, it is the highest bill I have ever seen in 2 years. There have been many people talking about how they are conserving to keep their bill low? I know that adding insulation, replacing windows, etc will help, but I'm wondering if replacing appliances would help too? Any thoughts?

Actually yes. Look at your highest use appliances first. Your refrigerator can chew up a ton of energy. I know where I live AEP was giving free energy audits and the first thing they checked was the refrigerator
Aug 20, 2011 3:51pm
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Rider_In_Ttown

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Aug 21, 2011 12:35 AM
Our bill last month was $350. Including basement I have around 3600 sq ft. That is by farthest I have ever paid.
Aug 21, 2011 12:35am
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Hamler Bulldogs

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Aug 21, 2011 8:05 AM
oberhaus;863743 wrote:$208 for 18 days in July. 1st-18th. We just moved there on the 1st.

Hey Ober,are you living on 281 now?
Aug 21, 2011 8:05am
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Cat Food Flambe'

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Aug 21, 2011 3:48 PM
Highest bill we ever saw was $303 foor a 2200 sqft pile.. This was when all three of the kids were living at home - beside the AC, that ran two refrigerators, a freezer, and represented about five loads of laundry a day. Now that it's back down to just the wife and I, our highest bill this summer would have been about $140 if we hadn't been on the AEP budget plan.

A lot it was the same things FFT mentioned - got rid of the freezer and second full-sized refrigerator, drying maybe one load of laundry every day ( and hanging out some wash, neighborhood association rules be dammed), LED bulbs, etc. We also put a door and direct-outdoor-exhuast fan in the laundry room to avoid heating and cooling the same air twice.
Aug 21, 2011 3:48pm