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Just a random survey, what's the going rate for electricity in various parts of the country? Not what is your electric bill, but your cost per KWH.
I've found it varies widely throughout the country. I don't even know mine, will check, We live in Texas, with our own power grid, and degegulated electric costs, which supposedly mkaes electric cheap---BS! Our costs are some of the highest in the country! last I looked it was something like 18 cents/KWH, many other areas of the country its like 6 -9 cents KWH.
In the summer, in Texas, you have to run the AC, its not a rich man's indulgence. Making our billls sky-high, usually in the summer they run $400--$600/month!
I'm in North Florida, another place where A/C is not optional. I have to run it basically nonstop from the beginning of May (sometimes earlier) to the end of October (sometimes later). My utility bill for June showed I used 1023 kwh of electricity, for which they charged me $137.27, or 13.4 cents per kwh.
The utility bill also includes gas, water, sewer, garbage collection, stormwater treatment, and fire service. Total bill for the month was $277.82. June was a very hot, dry month, so that bill is high for me. I have a 1500 square foot house, and I keep the thermostat at 77 degrees.
In Southwest Florida, we set our A/C at 79 degrees and humidistat at 55%. We can get away with 79 for A/C because the building is very well insulated, with very thick walls and tiled floor throughout, and because we run ceiling fans all day.
Still, our electricity bill (everything is electric in our home) is under $80. At the same time, our neighbors' bills are a lot higher than ours, for the same 1560 sq ft condo units. Can't understand why.
Has anyone ever done one of those energy audits from the electric company? They used to be free, now want something like $80, I don't know if its worth it or not.
if they're just going to tell us the obvious, like use CLF bulbs, turn off lights when not in use, etc, well, we could do that. I would hope they would do stuff like test appliances to see if they are running efficiently, etc.
Victoria, south Texas. 0.1350/kWh, plus 4.99 monthly service charge.
I keep my thermostat on 85 when it warms up in the daytime (summer) and turn everything off except the ceiling fans at night, with windows open. In winter (electric heating) I might heat part of the day, if the indoor temperature drops below 60, but it rarely does.
If I forget to turn on the air, and it drifts up around 90, my computer starts to overheat. So I have to be careful about that. In summer, I take cold showers, and use hot water only for shaving and hand-washing the dishes.
Charlotte, NC, no idea how much I used this month but the bill was $133 for cooling 1800 sq ft townhouse. I work from home so I keep it at 78 all the time, and sometimes 76 so I can go to sleep.
I pulled out the bill and nowhere does it show the kWh rate, can't find it online either
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