Comments on: How much energy do you consume? http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/07/30/how-much-energy-do-you-consume/ Trying to live large ...one step at a time Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:14:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: GrnMtnGirl http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/07/30/how-much-energy-do-you-consume/comment-page-1/#comment-2267 GrnMtnGirl Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:46:01 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/?p=897#comment-2267 We rent less than 1000 sq ft apt. We have gas heat and electricity for lights, fans, etc. No central a/c. We spend approx $50/month in the summer and $80/month in the winter. We keep the apt in the 70s year round. In summer we use fans and leave the windows open. In winter, we bundle up in fleece pajamas and blankets but we do crank the heat to the 70s most days. I know it's not the same as a house but it's part of the reason we're getting ahead as renters rather than homeowners right now! We rent less than 1000 sq ft apt. We have gas heat and electricity for lights, fans, etc. No central a/c. We spend approx $50/month in the summer and $80/month in the winter. We keep the apt in the 70s year round.

In summer we use fans and leave the windows open. In winter, we bundle up in fleece pajamas and blankets but we do crank the heat to the 70s most days.

I know it’s not the same as a house but it’s part of the reason we’re getting ahead as renters rather than homeowners right now!

]]> By: Dana http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/07/30/how-much-energy-do-you-consume/comment-page-1/#comment-2268 Dana Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:28:42 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/?p=897#comment-2268 Our home is 1800 sq feet. We in the frozen tundra - Green Bay WI. We know that the best way to save on our heating bill is new windows and new siding... but that's going to take us a while. Our electric and gas in on the same bill... we pay equal billing all year - $243/month ouch. We don't have central a/c and can't install it b/c we have no duct work (we have concrete floors - no basement and no attic) We have 2 electric hungry window a/c. It's window here the other 6 months of the year.. yikes! Our home is 1800 sq feet. We in the frozen tundra – Green Bay WI. We know that the best way to save on our heating bill is new windows and new siding… but that’s going to take us a while.

Our electric and gas in on the same bill… we pay equal billing all year – $243/month ouch.

We don’t have central a/c and can’t install it b/c we have no duct work (we have concrete floors – no basement and no attic) We have 2 electric hungry window a/c.

It’s window here the other 6 months of the year.. yikes!

]]> By: tom http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/07/30/how-much-energy-do-you-consume/comment-page-1/#comment-2271 tom Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:12:21 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/?p=897#comment-2271 I forgot to mention we just moved in in January so not a lot of data... Winter Electric: 500 kwh average Summer Electric: Our 1st real summer bill was 900 kwh Winter Gas: 130 therms average Summer Gas: 25 therms average Roughly $1.15 a therm for gas and $.07 a kwh for electric. Thermostat is set to 68-70 in winter and 78-80 in summer. Any hotter in the summer and the humidity makes it aweful, even with fans. I forgot to mention we just moved in in January so not a lot of data…

Winter Electric: 500 kwh average
Summer Electric: Our 1st real summer bill was 900 kwh

Winter Gas: 130 therms average
Summer Gas: 25 therms average

Roughly $1.15 a therm for gas and $.07 a kwh for electric.

Thermostat is set to 68-70 in winter and 78-80 in summer. Any hotter in the summer and the humidity makes it aweful, even with fans.

]]> By: tom http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/07/30/how-much-energy-do-you-consume/comment-page-1/#comment-2270 tom Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:15:37 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/?p=897#comment-2270 1500 sq ft single family in St. Louis: Gas heat and fireplace, electric everything else: $40 electric in winter $95 electric in summer 15% premium on electric - due to buying 100% green power $30 gas in summer $120 gas in winter All CFL light bulbs, high eff. washer, electric dryer, slowly buying new energy star kitchen appliances I would love to get a tankless water heater/solar water heater, and solar panels in our final house also, but seeing that we are only 25, it'll be a while! Also, did you say you heat to only 55 in winter? How do you handle such low temps? 1500 sq ft single family in St. Louis:

Gas heat and fireplace, electric everything else:

$40 electric in winter
$95 electric in summer
15% premium on electric – due to buying 100% green power

$30 gas in summer
$120 gas in winter

All CFL light bulbs, high eff. washer, electric dryer, slowly buying new energy star kitchen appliances

I would love to get a tankless water heater/solar water heater, and solar panels in our final house also, but seeing that we are only 25, it’ll be a while!

Also, did you say you heat to only 55 in winter? How do you handle such low temps?

]]> By: Ashley @ Wide Open Wallet http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/07/30/how-much-energy-do-you-consume/comment-page-1/#comment-2269 Ashley @ Wide Open Wallet Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:26:02 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/?p=897#comment-2269 We have a 2400 square foot house and use 1582 kWh a month. We don't have gas though, everything is electric. We pay an average of $168 a month. Our biggest month is July with 2420 kWh or $281 and our smallest month is March 880 kWh or $80. We have a 2400 square foot house and use 1582 kWh a month. We don’t have gas though, everything is electric. We pay an average of $168 a month. Our biggest month is July with 2420 kWh or $281 and our smallest month is March 880 kWh or $80.

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