How much Electricity do you use in a year...?

[twintubdexter]

deleted my long post, but

Used 15, 576 kWh last year. Triple degree temps in May thru October, high 90's until Thanksgiving. It was hot! 2015 is predicted to be warmer. Almost all energy-saving steps have been taken with the exception of increasing air conditioning temp [COLOR=#0000ff; font-size: 12pt]from 76 to 78/80, a no-can-do/no-want-to-do.[/COLOR]

 

[COLOR=#0000ff; font-size: 12pt]Considering solar since house is ideal for installation. With a top-rated company using the best panels and inverter and a system guaranteed to produce 16,509 kWh annually for 20 years...$42,000 to buy the system outright which includes a $13,000 tax credit, about $32,000 for a 20 year prepaid lease (output is guaranteed, includes 20 years of parts/labor warranty and maintenance,) about $200 per month for 20 years on a 0 down straight lease. I'm trying to decide which is best. Southern California Edison is raising rates and also adding a more expensive time-of-use schedule to the tier system they already use.  Rate payers will also be footing the bill for the dismantling of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power plant (defective Mitsubishi reactors) and for returning the coastal area to the way it was before construction...remember this is California. The savings realized from solar increases along with Edison's rate increases. Then there's the environmental advantage too.                                                                                               [/COLOR]

 

[washer111]

We still get paper bills, which I won't get out and do the maths on.

All-Electric house with Solar water heating. Typically, bills run around $300 to almost $1000 through the Summer, running the A/C around 16-20hrs a day at 80°. It is an old system (30yrs), but the replacement would take at least 15 years to recoup the expenditure, and probably not even last that long (LOL).

Electricity comes in about 25c/kWh here at present, was 28c/kWh when we still had our "Carbon Tax."
(Which, while a highly political topic, didn't make companies think twice about pollution, they only jacked up their prices to compensate. The Government also spent at least 50% of the income on "welfare" payments to those who couldn't afford the additional cost of living).

Thankfully, the cheaper rates and rather mild Summer for us this year mean that the power bill shouldn't be as much of a shock. I'm estimating around $700-800 this time around.

Several appliances also contribute greatly to this usage:
~ 42" Panasonic Plasma TV (2007). These use around 400w/hr
~ Older F&P freezer (nearly 1000kWh yearly)
~ File/Web server (Pentium-4, "roomheater," 3 hard drives), uses around 100w/hr.
~ Assorted other computers, some lights (not really), Miele washer {always warm/hot washes)

 

[mrboilwash]

Only about 1400 - 1500 kW/h per year.
Heat and hot water is gas, no AC, anything else (cooking, condenser drier) is electric.
I`m not into Bobloading the dishwasher and I certainly won`t give up my weekly boilwashes.
I guess my rather new fridgefreezer and having very few incandescents left helps a lot in keeping my power consumption so low.

 

[BoschExxcel]

About 3,000kw a year here.

It's just me and my mum, we live in a new build house, heating, water and hob are gas, everything else electric. I do regular hot washes and we have a lot of lights, but they're all powered by Philips Energy Saving (CFL) bulbs which are really good.

 

[countryguy]

In 2014 I used approximately 8900 Kwh. I live alone in a 1000 sq. foot house plus finished basement. I use CFLs almost everywhere and only have lights on in the room I am occupying except for my low voltage garden lights and an outside yard light with a 75 watt bulb. My water heater is electric and my heating is propane.

Here is a chart showing the electricity usage by day from Jan. 21 to yesterday.

Gary

 

[parunner58]

in 2014 we used 17399kw. That's for a 4 adults in 2000 sq ft house in central FL. We have gas water and dryer, everything else is electric. cost of the year is $2935.44

 

[joe_in_philly]

In 2014 we used 6640 kWh of electricity. Two adults in a 3 bedroom row home with gas heat, hot water, range, and dryer.

The lowest month was February (393), and the highest was July (895).

I connected a Kill-a-watt to my dehumidifier and discovered it was using $30 worth of electricity a month during the warmer months. I was surprised to learn how much electricity it used.

 

[henene4]

Our last bill clocked in at roughly 5500kWh, but we run anywhere from 5k to 6,5k.
Our heating is oil. We had 7 people in this household till pretty much a month ago (my oldest brother moved out, again). Means a slimline DW, 2 ranges, 2 washers, a heatpump dryer (since May, I think), 3 big TVs, 4 fridges, a small freezer, a big freezer, 2 computers running about 8h a day, lighting and other usage.
So, we are pretty ok with less than 1000kWh per person and year.

 

[gusherb]

Joe

If that's a newer dehumidifier they do seem to guzzle quite a bit more electricity then older ones and don't seem to perform quite as well.

I have a 1983 Westinghouse that hardly draws any power compared to one of those new "generic design" ones that I also have and the Westinghouse still manages to out-perform it.

 

[joe_in_philly]

Jonathan,

It is indeed a newer model (see link). I have to say I am happy with the performance. I also have an older Kenmore model, and that managed to use over $40 of electricity a month. I just thought that a newer, energy star rated model would have used significantly less power. The old model, with it's mechanical control, would allow the humidity to swing more widely than the new model which keeps the humidity level pretty close to the programmed setting.

http://www.amazon.com/Frigidaire-FA...23172187&sr=1-1&keywords=50+pint+dehumidifier

 

[gusherb]

I'm not sure about the Kenmore's energy consumption, the only one I have is missing it's bucket and can't be used without it. That Frigidaire looks nice. We bought two Electrolux made GE's for my grandmas basement after a catastrophic flood some years back and both developed leaks within two years and became giant paperweights, I don't trust any new dehumidifiers these days except the Fedders made Maytag I have has been reliable.

 

[petek]

We used 6500 Kwh in 2014. House is about 2400 sq ft, gas heat and hot water. I attribute some of that being high from my partner having the electric fireplace on for heat in the family room,, drives me crazy lol.. As if 72-73 (22-23 c. ) degrees isn't warm enough which is where I keep the temp in the winter he likes it stifling in there.

 

[cadman]

Wow Pete, 6500 for a YEAR? I racked up 8629kWH in just the last 2 MONTHS. Of course we're all-electric here. The meter really gets moving when we fire up the Frigidaire range, a couple Maytag dryers, and the 10kW heat! -C

 

[wayupnorth]

This thread got me thinking about it. I know the total cost for the year but I added up the last 12 months and it was 2908 kwh. House is 2000 sq ft thats heated. I have oil fired baseboard heating and hot water, gas range, 2 gas backup heating sources that work in power outages. All my lights are CFL's or strip bulbs. Only thing 220 is the Maytag dryer which is not used very often. A/C in the summer ups the usage alot.

 

[petek]

We didn't have the a/c running 24/7 last summer near as much because it was unusually mild, maybe 5 or 6 days so other than that it was just on as required. Don't use the dryer much in the summer if at all and I finally got him to stop baking two measly potatoes in the big oven and start using the toaster oven.. I'm working on ceasing the stovetop boiling of a cup of water for instant oatmeal and using the mw instead but getting resistance. LOL The excuse it tastes different doesn't cut it, that's just being contrary ha.

 

[appnut]

Cory, I'm amazed anyone in Iowa would live in an all-electric house.  the heating costs!!  Yikes!!!

 

[cadman]

Bob, it's a pretty rural area where I built and there's no way an LP truck would make it back here this time of year so I went all-elec. Flip a switch- instant heat. Plus we're ready should I ever decide to supplement with solar or wind. Our EL rates our quite reasonable, however.

The other building is LP with a high-efficiency furnace and even though it's permanently set at 40F we went through almost 400 gallons of LP last winter!

 

[passatdoc]

Rechecked my usage, about 3100 KwHr per year

Gas water heater, forced air furnace, range, dryer

Electricity used to operate laundry, lights, countertop appliances (I use a Breville Smart Oven quite often because it's faster and more efficient for small jobs). 50" LED tv, rarely used.

Energy hogs:

1. 100 gallon/380 liter salt water aquarium. Fish and live rock but no live coral, which requires much more lighting. Four pumps, three are 20W and one is 12W. LED light fixture 72W. Heater 150W but basically in use only 3-4 months of the year, keeps tank at 75 F. Not counting heater, tank uses 140W when lights are on, 80W when lights are off, and add 150W when heater is engaged. I should note that three of the four pumps are submerged and add heat to the water, lessening the load on the heater.

2. Router and modem, about 20W total and always on because I "share" my WiFi with my neighbor. Before I began to share with him, I would turn it off when I was not at home.

I figure the aquarium is about 30% of my electricity use. Coral tanks require way more lighting and probably burn 300-500W when the lights are on.