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Jsprdn t1_j1nu24q wrote

If it makes you feel better regarding the power bill, one space heater running at full on this weekends rates is only about …. Correction on my estimate, $4.32/day.

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Vapid_Ingenue t1_j1o606u wrote

Average space heater is 1500W. Run it for 24 hours and you've used 36 kWh. Are the weekend rates only $0.067/kWh?

Not trying to be an a nitpick, I'm genuinely wondering. I was under the impression we pay between 11-13¢ per kWh unless you're one of the 10,000 people under schedule 1G?

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Jsprdn t1_j1o6kr7 wrote

Ok truth time, my math was bad.

You’re right about 36 kWh x 12 cents x 24 hours = $4.32/day.

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longhairedcountryboy t1_j1o0ptd wrote

That's probably cheaper than kerosene.

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DragonWarrior3345 t1_j1oo42p wrote

And it smells a lot better than kerosene, too! 👍🙂

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longhairedcountryboy t1_j1ooohu wrote

The thing about kerosene heaters is that you need to light and turn them off outside. After they get going they don't have much smell if the wick is right.

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Andy122885 t1_j1oup48 wrote

Damn I haven’t noticed an increase in my bill this winter versus last, and I’m staying in a basement running a space heater 24hrs a day some days. 12 or so hours other….

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