Bummer!  I got a notice by email a couple of days ago that our electricity bill is going up to $296/month. Shoot! It was down to $280/month.  I was a little worried that it was going to go up again, because there has been more than one day in the last month that 80°F was more than I could handle, and turned the thermostat down to 78°F.

I need to continue … click here to continue reading Electricity Going Up Again

If you are visiting from the Money Hacks Carnival – Presidential Edition from January 21, 2009, welcome to Out of Debt Again! Thank you David at Pimp Your Finances for the hard work of hosting this event, and including my post!

Whoot!! The meter was read on December 19th and it took f.o.r.e.v.e.r. for the bill to become available online. But they finally got it up there last week … click here to continue reading Electricity Update for December 2008

I had hoped to figure out this month if using the hot water heater timer was going to make any difference in our electricity bill.

Two things happened so that I won’t know for sure, at least not this month, or the next.

Number 1: Our property is fenced and our meter is inside the yard. We are on a special plan, so the meter reader has to physically touch the … click here to continue reading Electricity Update for November

Last week, Mr. A heard a commercial on the radio that electric water heaters can use 1/3 of a home’s total electricity usage. The commercial was for one of those water heaters that provide hot water on demand, and are supposed to cost much less for electricity.

Well… when we first moved here back in 2001… I bought this Little Gray Box Water Heater Timer. For reasons unknown to me, … click here to continue reading Electric Water Heater Timer

I am so excited to share with my readers that our electricity company sent me an email today notifying me that our monthly payment has been adjusted to $317 per month. We have been paying $334.52 for nearly two years. And, it has been going up steadily every year since we moved here in 2001. I am so thrilled to see it go down, instead of up!

A great deal … click here to continue reading Great News on the Electricity Front!

We used slightly more electricity this bill than last year at this time. However, notice that our bill was for 30 days this year, but only 29 last year which actually made our daily average usage less this year than last. Again, I’d rather see it go down a little bit, than up a bunch.

07/21 to 08/20/200830 daysOn Peak Usage 1536 KwhOff Peak Usage 2141 Total Usage 3677 … click here to continue reading Electricity in August 2008

This month’s usage was high, as expected, but still less than last year. I would rather see lower than last year by even a few dollars, than higher as has been the trend for the past six years. As you can see in the graphic, we have consistently used less electricity every month of this year so far. As I look over the bill, I am always amazed at … click here to continue reading Breakdown of our Electricity Bill

I am pleased to report the programmable thermostat has helped us to save money on electricity for the month of June. In June 2007 we used 3410kwh and last month we used 2775. Since our air conditioner is our biggest electricity hog I am sure using the programmable thermostat, plus everyone in the family becoming willing to withstand 81°F in the daytime has helped our usage to go down.

CURRENT MONTH … click here to continue reading Electricity Update June’s Usage

We had a reprieve from the heat over the weekend, but now the summer is upon us. We have experimented with the thermostat and it seems we can tolerate 81°F during the day but no higher.

Here are a few numbers for comparison; we are consistently using less kilowatt hours, so there is improvement in that regard.

February 2007 1553kwh $143.51February 2008 1494kwh $160.29

March 2007 2041kwh … click here to continue reading Electricity Update