May Electric Bill - Pleasantly Surprised
May’s energy usage was essentially flat compared to April’s bill of 1,996 KWH. In last month’s update, I reported a fuel price increase and the need for me to do some more research on it. I didn’t get any more good answers from SWEPCO. Our AC ran for most of the month, and still we only had an increase of 33 KWH. I consider that to be a stellar month. Ordinarily, I would have expected the increase to be larger, but we made several changes that helped out.
First, we got serious about making small changes to reduce our energy usage. I changed out about 30 light bulbs that previously were not CFL’s. The biggest thing has been the continuation of the Kill-A-Watt Project (discussed here and here). As I’ve discussed before, you must have an Energy Saving Attitude. Consistently making small changes, progressing little by little will get you where you need to go. Keep at it, that’s my philosophy.
May update:
Our house is all-electric, except for gas used for cooking.
Electricity Usage 5/6/08 - 6/5/08:
Kilowatt Hours: 2,029 (vs. 1,996 last month)
Kilowatt Hours per square foot: 0.65
Electric Bill in $: $165.98
Electric Bill in $ per square foot: $0.054
June is shaping up to be a great month as well. As of today, I’ve used just under 1,000 KWH in 17 days of the billing cycle. That calculates to less than 1,800 for the month if things hold up.
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