How many kWh did you use in May? (home, living)

[ayannaaaliyah]

I just received my bill for 5/1/09-6/3/09 (33 days) and we used 1529kw and for the previous bill 3/31/09 - 5/1/09 (31 days) we used 1028kw. Our thermo is usually set at 75 and remains that way.

My personal opinion is all this energy efficiency stuff is just another way to get money out of people. I haven't seen any difference in my electric bills from last year to this year and I recently had all the aluminum single pane windows replaced with double pane low e vinyl Pella windows I was going to have the attic insulation re-done because it's only partially insulated (that way when we purchased the house). The only time I saw a difference in my electric bill was after our first year in the home, when we had a new a.c. put in. Since then, the bill has been pretty much consistent.

[badmaash]

i used 1660 kwh in may, just to mention i am only home at night 10pm - 8 am, ridiculous!

[tstone]

Originally Posted by ayannaaaliyah

My personal opinion is all this energy efficiency stuff is just another way to get money out of people. I haven't seen any difference in my electric bills from last year to this year and I recently had all the aluminum single pane windows replaced with double pane low e vinyl Pella windows I was going to have the attic insulation re-done because it's only partially insulated (that way when we purchased the house). The only time I saw a difference in my electric bill was after our first year in the home, when we had a new a.c. put in. Since then, the bill has been pretty much consistent.

I feel the same way too, which is why I've stalled on all that. So far we just went with some good curtains and every 2 yrs I replace the weather stripping around the doors that go to the outside with some cheap foam stuff.

I also found there was a massive difference with the new AC vs. the old. I chose the more efficient model instead of the standard. Even though it cost a little more there was a tax credit and the amount of energy it saves will pay for itself over its lifetime. The refrigerant is ''environmentally friendly'' and colder than the standard formula as long as it stays below ~ 102 outdoors. You're not going to save any money with this "green" stuff, but I figure I'd rather pay for the equipment instead of the energy.

[Dougishere2]

This topic struck my intrest so I started a little investigation. I found out that I was paying 17.9 cents per Kwh. Owch, I didn't know. Soooo now I am pricing different companies, They are going to have to come way low to get my business.

[City Love]

Originally Posted by Dougishere2

This topic struck my intrest so I started a little investigation. I found out that I was paying 17.9 cents per Kwh. Owch, I didn't know. Soooo now I am pricing different companies, They are going to have to come way low to get my business.

Wow!! You should be able to get around .11 cents now.

[ChiefB]

3700 sq ft home, single story: 1650 kWh.

But, it won't be that on the next bill.. It'll be going WAY up.. (A/C's turned on) Last year, I had a month at almost 4000 kWh's.. Youch... Long story..

[Dougishere2]

www.atenergy.igniteinc.biz I just locked at 11.3 on a 6 month deal. Sounds like a good company.

[Oskar_Z28]

2000 sq ft house (vintage: 1963), one story, ~900 kWh. We have our A/C set at 79 during the day and at 77 at night.

We have added insulation to the attic and a new A/C unit about 5 years ago.

[rb4browns]

Originally Posted by Dougishere2

www.atenergy.igniteinc.biz I just locked at 11.3 on a 6 month deal. Sounds like a good company.

I locked in .107/ per kWh with Champion, which is a good thing. With the 20 year old a/c unit in our 2400 sf house we paid $220 for 3 weeks (we just moved in).

[JL]

What is a good provider right now? One with decent rate per/kw for peak hrs, no need to lock in long term, no cancellation fee, no deposit, etc. Powertochoose isn't really updated.