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Old 03-30-2012, 05:32 PM
 
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Really? Even $175 sounds lowish to me. Mine was $260 last. No A/C, some heat.
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Old 03-30-2012, 07:59 PM
 
Location: Metro Phoenix, AZ USA
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My bills have been under 100. My central heat has not been in use, only a portable-- but I am not that frugal as far as shutting off lights, etc. 2100 sq ft.

But, if we are going to go off on this topic, maybe I'll have to build a new thread.
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Old 03-30-2012, 08:29 PM
 
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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We live in a 1400 sq ft house. I usually charge my laptop at school. Macbook Pro, so I get 7 / 8 hours on a charge. Every now and then I plug it in at home. Windows stay open during the day, closed at night this time of year. Natural light used all during the day, and we're not home much. Fridge and freezer are turned to their hottest temps (don't keep much food in them, anyways), and all of our appliances are energy efficient. The house is pretty well insulated, too. We've got power through SRP (down in West Chandler).

Our thermostat outside brushed 90 today, temps inside the house maxed at 82 (at least, while we were home). Now that the sun's gone down, it's 78 in the house. Windows / blinds closed, temp will drop to the mid/low 70's inside overnight, and be back up into the upper 70's by the morning. Both my roommate and I are comfortable inside until the upper 80's, so we're leaving the AC off. No idea when we'll give in and fire it up, but loving these cheap bills!

Our water use is pretty low, as well. We're not "greenies" or anything, just poor college students who don't want to pay high bills.

Actually mentioned AC earlier today with the roommate. We're expecting to kick it on sometime around mid-April, intermittently.
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Old 03-30-2012, 08:52 PM
 
Location: Metro Phoenix, AZ USA
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So you leave the windows open all day (which explains how the house gets up to 82 when it's only a few degrees warmer outside.) If it's well insulated, the house would stay in the 70's if you closed the windows during the day. I'm not running anything, windows are closed, some blinds open, some closed, and my thermostat reads 76 right now, it's only in the high 60's at the least by morning, maybe, I haven't looked at it.
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Old 03-30-2012, 10:01 PM
 
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Well, we just sort of open and close them as we see fit. Low 80's is comfortable. Right now, we've got a couple of windows open. It's in the upper 70's right now inside.

Another note: we've switched all the bulbs in the house to the newer, energy efficient florescent bulbs. Also, our house doesn't have any overhead light fixtures, so all of the lights are lamps. Sitting in the living room right now, we have one lamp that lights up the whole room nicely, and the TV on (smallish, LED, energystar).
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Old 03-30-2012, 11:00 PM
 
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My bills have been under 100. My central heat has not been in use, only a portable-- but I am not that frugal as far as shutting off lights, etc. 2100 sq ft.

But, if we are going to go off on this topic, maybe I'll have to build a new thread.
Wow. I don't think I've ever seen an SRP bill under $100.
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Old 03-31-2012, 12:43 AM
 
Location: the AZ desert
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Our SRP bills (with no heat & no air) are in the $65 vicinity this time of year, for a single-story, 2100 sf home. We're running a pool pump and the usual household things we always run. It would definitely be over $100 if we used the air conditioner now, even with the lower, winter rates. Fortunately I don't think the air has kicked on yet, but it will soon since the house hovers at close to 70 degrees during the day now - even with all the windows closed to keep the warmer air out.
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Old 03-31-2012, 11:13 AM
 
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I guess I'm just constantly learning that SRP is > than APS. But us APS'ers have no dang choice.
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Old 03-31-2012, 12:04 PM
 
Location: Metro Phoenix, AZ USA
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I guess I'm just constantly learning that SRP is > than APS. But us APS'ers have no dang choice.
Don't you mean SRP < APS? Yes, it does seem that SRP is cheaper, but it seems like they are getting closer together-- I can't say that for sure.
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Old 03-31-2012, 12:39 PM
 
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I was wrong, my last month's electric bill wasn't $265, it was $160. The SRP site says the average for my home's size (1800) with a pool is $99 right now. So I've got some diagnosing to do.
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