Home Owners: An Energy Question

[Donger]

If you would be so willing, I'd like to know what your average monthly electricity usage is for your home.

Thanks.

[epitome1170]

Around 1700 kwh in the winter (I have a heat pump so that hurts the electric but the gas is virtually eliminated, except when really cold).

Around 1300 kwh in the summer.

[Iowanian]

Someday, I'm going to build our final home, and I think I'll make a home Gobar Gas plant and say "damn the man"

[Donger]

I didn't ask for SQF (didn't want to be that nosy) but it would be appreciated. Appliance types, too.

Thanks.

[Buehler445]

Taking a stab in the dark, but in the winter and summer extreme months I think it is between 900 and 1100 and in the cooler months it is much less. About 750 IIRC. My house leaks like a sieve.
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[sparkky]

Originally Posted by Donger

That is impressive.

I don't mean to imply we live in a cave or hollow tree.

40'x50' metal building on concrete slab

building came insulated with 6" plastic back walls and roof, outside walls of the living area insulated again with paperback fibreglass

8' 2x2 drop ceiling with 4" paperback insulation laid on that

heat with wood, propane back up. all new HVAC high efficiency stuff

total electric

95% of lighting is the new fangled fluorescent curly bulbs.

large fridge, 10 years old, and two small freezers

we keep hot water off till we need it, and do dishes and shower at that time

do laundry in cold water

hang clothes on clothes line 9 months a year

just me and DW, both 50 years old

water is gravity fed from storage tanks, pump used to pump 500 gallons at a time from spring collection box to 3 storage tanks

live in about 1400 sq. foot area. have a garage insulated and isolated from the living quarters. pantry/storage/laundry/summer kitchen room we don't heat or cool, but could

1 outside door in living area, 3 small double payne windows

usage goes up in the summer with A/C, but it cools easy on a slab

[jiveturkey]

As a pig infested flu zombie I'm heading to sparkky's.

[sparkky]

Originally Posted by jiveturkey

As a pig infested flu zombie I'm heading to sparkky's.

you'll fit right in (if you have body armor)
we had the first flush toilet in our hood.

my neighbor and friend lives in a 12'x12' stick "room". when he decided he needed more room several years ago, he bought a old school bus, about a 20', backed it up to the "house", cut a hole in the wall and caulked around it.

said it would be nice to have toilet, so I gave him one I changed out in our old trailer. decided it used too much water. he went back to using a milk crate with a walmart sack in it to crap in. throws them out back into a pile and occasionally burns it. he's old single marine fella my age.

WELCOME TO MY HOOD!!!! lol

[bogey]

Originally Posted by sparkky

I don't mean to imply we live in a cave or hollow tree.

40'x50' metal building on concrete slab

building came insulated with 6" plastic back walls and roof, outside walls of the living area insulated again with paperback fibreglass

8' 2x2 drop ceiling with 4" paperback insulation laid on that

heat with wood, propane back up. all new HVAC high efficiency stuff

total electric

95% of lighting is the new fangled fluorescent curly bulbs.

large fridge, 10 years old, and two small freezers

we keep hot water off till we need it, and do dishes and shower at that time

do laundry in cold water

hang clothes on clothes line 9 months a year

just me and DW, both 50 years old

water is gravity fed from storage tanks, pump used to pump 500 gallons at a time from spring collection box to 3 storage tanks

live in about 1400 sq. foot area. have a garage insulated and isolated from the living quarters. pantry/storage/laundry/summer kitchen room we don't heat or cool, but could

1 outside door in living area, 3 small double payne windows

usage goes up in the summer with A/C, but it cools easy on a slab

You got any pics?

[bogey]

Originally Posted by sparkky

you'll fit right in (if you have body armor)
we had the first flush toilet in our hood.

my neighbor and friend lives in a 12'x12' stick "room". when he decided he needed more room several years ago, he bought a old school bus, about a 20', backed it up to the "house", cut a hole in the wall and caulked around it.

said it would be nice to have toilet, so I gave him one I changed out in our old trailer. decided it used too much water. he went back to using a milk crate with a walmart sack in it to crap in. throws them out back into a pile and occasionally burns it. he's old single marine fella my age.

WELCOME TO MY HOOD!!!! lol

Disregard the request for pics.

[penguinz]

My bill last month was for 657.0 KW. My house is 1100 sq ft and I have a wife and kid who are home all day long.

[sparkky]

Originally Posted by bogey

Disregard the request for pics.

LOL

he does serve to keep the "rifraf" out of the hood.

[Donger]

Do you guys think it would be possible for you to reduce your electricity consumption by 20%?

[Iowanian]

Sparkky sounds like a perfect candidate for a Gobar Gas unit.

[KCFalcon59]

775 kwh

1310 Sq FT

Highest was over 1400 kwh in August

[KCFalcon59]

Originally Posted by Donger

Do you guys think it would be possible for you to reduce your electricity consumption by 20%?

No.