Utility Bill Overview

Higgy · 11-30-08, 11:19 AM

Ok, so I received this month's utility bill which also includes showing what I used per month this year, plus last years usage and how I did for both electricity and gas. You'll notice that certain months are estimated. The ones that aren't show how well I did with electricity. The gas one varies from year to year, but it should start going down now that I've adjusted my thermostate properly. The only thing I have on gas is my heat. Hot water tank is totally electrical. Which begs me to question how the heck I had gas usage in July. The only thing I can think of is that it got cold a few times in July this year (we didn't have a super hot summer) and I turned the heat on since our second son was born at the beginning of June. Otherwise I have no idea.

In any case, I will be watching it a lot closer this next year.

So here it is. I think I did pretty good for electricity. Their estimations were WAY off. But, I guess, how are they to know that I was gonna put all these CFL's in my house.

SVOboy · 12-01-08, 08:39 AM

Do you have any overall numbers? I'm having trouble deciding which year won,

Higgy · 12-01-08, 11:18 AM

The rough estimates are 10800 KWh last year and 10050 KWh this year...approx. Not as much as I originally thought. Looks like I have some WORK to do. And here I thought I was doing so much better...always room for improvement I guess.

I'm not even going to look at the gas one cause this past year was mighty cold...and I wasn't using my thermostat timer as well as I should have.

Daox · 12-01-08, 01:12 PM

Great. Glad to see another member chiming in with their energy usage.

11-30-08, 11:19 AM	#1
Higgy The Gardener Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Manitoba - Canada Posts: 492 Thanks: 17 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Utility Bill Overview Ok, so I received this month's utility bill which also includes showing what I used per month this year, plus last years usage and how I did for both electricity and gas. You'll notice that certain months are estimated. The ones that aren't show how well I did with electricity. The gas one varies from year to year, but it should start going down now that I've adjusted my thermostate properly. The only thing I have on gas is my heat. Hot water tank is totally electrical. Which begs me to question how the heck I had gas usage in July. The only thing I can think of is that it got cold a few times in July this year (we didn't have a super hot summer) and I turned the heat on since our second son was born at the beginning of June. Otherwise I have no idea. In any case, I will be watching it a lot closer this next year. So here it is. I think I did pretty good for electricity. Their estimations were WAY off. But, I guess, how are they to know that I was gonna put all these CFL's in my house.

12-01-08, 01:12 PM	#4
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12-01-08, 08:39 AM	#2
SVOboy Administrator Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 291 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Do you have any overall numbers? I'm having trouble deciding which year won,

12-01-08, 11:18 AM	#3
Higgy The Gardener Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Manitoba - Canada Posts: 492 Thanks: 17 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	The rough estimates are 10800 KWh last year and 10050 KWh this year...approx. Not as much as I originally thought. Looks like I have some WORK to do. And here I thought I was doing so much better...always room for improvement I guess. I'm not even going to look at the gas one cause this past year was mighty cold...and I wasn't using my thermostat timer as well as I should have.