Yes!1500kw isn't bad for an all electric house, any way you slice it .34 cents a KWH is insane!
It’s only .05 cents kWh here for 20 hours a day. Add in the other 4 hours of peak per day and we ran .10 cents kWh per month
Yes!1500kw isn't bad for an all electric house, any way you slice it .34 cents a KWH is insane!
Usually the issue in winter is too low humidity and not too much. Many people run a humidifier in the winter, perhaps you meant to say humidifier and not dehumidifier (?) but then why have one in the bathroom.
I did forget to mention the wood stove, and it is a consideration. We actually just had the badly damaged chimney to the stove repaired last year and I have a couple of trees that are too bit and should probably come down, but I don’t have experience with that. I’ve only ever cut down smaller trees, like mature apple trees that were easy to limb and take apart.
The stove is also in the basement on the other side of the house from the room, with the only airflow via a small grate and the stairs to the basement. I’d have to use fans to really get the heat to the rooms I believe. With that said, every house I’ve ever been in with a wood stove this size (and smaller) put out a TON of heat.
This solution will likely make it warmer overall, but with such little use of the heat as is, I’m not sure it makes financial sense. I guess I could save the wood for when family is over and emergencies.
How old are the fridges? My sister in Pa had an old fridge in the basement, they thought their bill was too high, when they unplugged it the bill immediately went down $30-35/month. They've had it for years.
Dehumidifiers use more electricity that you'd think. Find a cost calculator online. You capture the heat but it can't be a 1:1 energy thing.
Good solution: thermal underwear. Some nice polypropylene is the best option.
Gas prices are 4-5x normal in California anyway. Can't win either way. We need more production and less exports. We keep thinking things will get better but it isn't happeningCan you switch to gas? I'm lucky in Colorado as our gas rates are at least reasonable. Can you use an insulated blanket on your electric heater to increase efficiency ?
This month: $0.3342/kWh
I see two pieces of low hanging fruit .
Get a quality drying rack and air dry some clothes - it's way better for the fabric anyway
A little harder on the dehumidifiers, but you should save a bit overall.
Like John Galt says- usually with electric heat you are usually looking for more humidity did you flip this by any chance?
You can probably skip washing the dishes prior to washing the dishes - just scrape off the plates into the trash and load them up
I haven't pre washed dishes in 20 years.
Get a kill-o watt and rotate it around your house to look at what things are really costing you to run.
I swear I've read/heard someone saying that electricity rates will be double in less than 5 years. I swear I've been hearing that from someone.
Weatherstrip, everything, unplug appliances when not in use, socket sealers on every switch plate, search for cold air intrusion and fix it.
We've been going through the same thing here. Last month my bill was $170 and my most recent one shot up to $264! However, I think mine is due to some electric oil filled heaters I have. One (living/dining area) had been running on high for most of that month. I've cut down on the usage on those and I removed the one in the dining/living room area. Unfortunately my furnace is fueled by oil and that's ridiculously expensive. We had a 45% rate increase back in May '22 right when AC season was kicking into high gear. No gas or any public utilities out my way, it's electric/oil only.
Good solution: thermal underwear. Some nice polypropylene is the best option.
I try a similar solution with Mamacita. I tell her we should share the zero degree bag and bang it out for heat and energy savings.
It usually does not work.....
The Henry Hub price of natural gas, used to generate electricity, has now dropped to the lowest point in several years. This should ultimately result in a lower price of electric generation.
We have PPL here where I live and our rates have doubled since last year. I still shop for my electricity on pa.powerswitch.com and have a rate locked in for 36 months initially and no about 30 months left of that. Still about 2 percent cheaper than PPL. I use a drying rack as someone else mentioned. Just use the dryer on low heat for towels and socks. Use freshen up on the dryer on low setting for 20 minutes when close are done drying on dryer rack with a Downy dryer sheet. Why are you running your dishwasher daily? Is there really a need for 2 fridges plus a freezer? Groceries have basically doubled in the last 2 years also -- really hard to save anymore in this day & age. Good luck with shopping your electricity.