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zadigger t1_j6k7vv3 wrote

Reply to comment by peon2 in Is everyone's utilities pricing insane or am I getting screwed? by peon2

For reference - I'm now in central Texas and during peak summer (105F+) our AC, in a 1200sqft house w single pane windows, running near 24/7, uses roughly 1500kwh per month. Our electric company literally gives discounts for higher usage (although that's specific to the plan I contracted for knowing the insane usage the house has). I'm sure you're already looking into the power usage but I wanted to give a real-world anecdotal comparison.

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peon2 OP t1_j6l48r5 wrote

Thanks that is helpful. I feel like it is impossible that we use 1450 KWh a month. Like I said we use to use 800/mo including heat/AC with electric. Now that we have gas heat I’d assume we would be like 600 not 1450.

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zadigger t1_j6mcogl wrote

In the winter our usage w electric heat still peaks at 850. So I'd expect you to be well below that w gas. Again we have a lot of loss because of old windows and bad insulation

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