How do you keep your electric bill under control?
On Oct 29, 4:40*pm, "Pete C." > wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
> > $3 wouldn't even cover those miscellaneous fees and taxes all
> > my utility bills have. *Are you on a budget plan? *I get free months
> > on my gas or electric when they overestimated my usage.
>
> > Also, I have recently gotten some kind of refund on my gas bill,
> > something about the gas being cheaper than they expected.
>
> > > 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.
>
> > LED lights cost almost nothing to use, perhaps you could put
> > some in as under counter lighting, it's very bright.
>
> > > Unfortunately, I think the biggest electric hog is the TV and that's
> > > not getting turned off any more than it is already.
>
> > That's why I'm thinking of getting LED/LCD when I replace my tv,
> > to lower electricity usage. *Not that my bills are high, in my opinion.
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