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elemenopppppp t1_j57klke wrote

The biggest hidden power consumption is having things plugged in when they aren’t in use. Chargers, fan, shredder etc. Your home is measured at 0 for the loop the electricity travels through. As soon as you have something plugged in even if it’s not on it creates a longer path therefore spinning your meter. This is why mass save gives away the special power strips for your tv which only then turn on a dvd player or cable box after the tv turns on. Unplug anything not in use and physically take the plug out of the outlet.

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EzualRegor t1_j57oksb wrote

Power vampires. Walk around your house at night with lights off and take note of anything still lit, that item is using power. Cable boxes, modems, routers, coffee makers, computers, smart devices, clocks, stoves, gaming consoles, etc., are all using power 24x7.

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dupattaluella OP t1_j57wxnn wrote

We have a few of those and use them for lots of stuff.

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chimpman252 t1_j588tf4 wrote

FYI the Worcester Public Library has Kill-A-Watt power meters available to borrow if you want to further investigate which devices draw the most power.

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IIRizzII t1_j5b66n2 wrote

I’ll never not be amazed at the things the WPL has at our disposal.

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phoenixofsevenhills t1_j5enosn wrote

Right?! I just found out they have cameras and sewing machines 🤷🏼‍♀️😊 pretty awesome if I say!!! Plus they have a lot of interesting classes and zoom groups!

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dupattaluella OP t1_j5yis6j wrote

We got our new meter yesterday. In 18 hours, we've used 9 kwh. Using that, we should use about 12 kwh per day and 360 every 30 days. Obviously that can fluctuate depending on what we're doing, but that's still less than half of what we were charged for last month.

I think NG was ripping us off with the old meter we had that we didn't know how to read and no one could explain how to read.

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