On Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:20:08 -0700, sf > wrote:

>
>Got the PG&E bill today. Electric was $104 and Gas was under $3.
>Huh, not even $3? The water heater and gas stove are used daily. We
>did have a little heat wave, but the furnace was used. I need to call
>them to see if they made a billing mistake, because I will *not*
>appreciate it if they tack what they should have charged onto my next
>bill.
>
>I figure at least a third of that electricity was used by the kitchen
>lights. What I really want to know is this: how do you keep the light
>factor high and your electric bill low for kitchen use? I'm thinking
>I won't use the "pot" lights as much and just use under counter
>lighting to see if I can lower that charge next month.
>
>Unfortunately, I think the biggest electric hog is the TV and that's
>not getting turned off any more than it is already.

What are "pot lights"?

Modern flat panel TVs don't consume very much electricity (no more
than your pc monitor-my 26" Vizio consumes 130W), not compared with
refrigerators, electric stoves, air conditioners, dishwashers, clothes
dryers, electric water heaters, vacuum cleaners, and incondescent
lamps-especially outdoor floods/spots. The only way to lower electric
bills is to lower electric consumption... most folks nowadays waste
more electric than they use, everytime you use your electric oven to
bake one potato you consume more electric than your TV consumes all
day... how old are you?