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AC_Hacker · 10-18-09, 07:56 PM

Just got my "October" bill...

Gas for Oct 2009 = 7.3 therms over 32 days (.23 therms/day)
Elec for Oct 2009 = 448 kWh over 31 days (14.45 kWh per day)

I'm using gas for hot water (Bosch demand heater), and cooking. I usually keep the oven pilot off on the stove, but I forgot it for this billing period. Turned it off today, it should make a big difference. Some months, the charge for reading my gas meter is greater than my charge for gas. I have considered switching to propane.

I'm using electric for the usual utiluties. I've been using CP lighting for some time, and have started using the lowest wattage CP bulbs I can find for fill lighting. Seven watts is the smallest so far. I have started to experiment with 2 watt (and smaller) LEDs for fill. I usually use 7 to 20 watt CP for task light, sometime 35 to 50 watt halogen, but rarely. I'm really liking the more subdued fill lighting. My home heating is from a 9,000 BTU Sanyo mini split (heat output is rated at 12,000 BTU), this is the smallest unit I could find. I have adopted a highly selective heating strategy and I now only heat those rooms that are actually in use.

Regards,

-AC_Hacker

10-18-09, 07:56 PM	#16
AC_Hacker Supreme EcoRenovator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 4,004 Thanks: 303 Thanked 723 Times in 534 Posts	Utility tracking... Just got my "October" bill... Gas for Oct 2009 = 7.3 therms over 32 days (.23 therms/day) Elec for Oct 2009 = 448 kWh over 31 days (14.45 kWh per day) I'm using gas for hot water (Bosch demand heater), and cooking. I usually keep the oven pilot off on the stove, but I forgot it for this billing period. Turned it off today, it should make a big difference. Some months, the charge for reading my gas meter is greater than my charge for gas. I have considered switching to propane. I'm using electric for the usual utiluties. I've been using CP lighting for some time, and have started using the lowest wattage CP bulbs I can find for fill lighting. Seven watts is the smallest so far. I have started to experiment with 2 watt (and smaller) LEDs for fill. I usually use 7 to 20 watt CP for task light, sometime 35 to 50 watt halogen, but rarely. I'm really liking the more subdued fill lighting. My home heating is from a 9,000 BTU Sanyo mini split (heat output is rated at 12,000 BTU), this is the smallest unit I could find. I have adopted a highly selective heating strategy and I now only heat those rooms that are actually in use. Regards, -AC_Hacker