On Sat, 09 Aug 2014 17:15:41 -1000, dsi1
> wrote:

> > Money doesn't really enter the picture - my power bill is about $30
> > per month - which seems not unreasonable to me.
>
> It's quite reasonable. Our electric bill is easily 4 or 5 times that.

Ditto. Total power use for gas and electric averages around $120 in
the summer and it climbs to around $200 in the winter (because it's
colder, so we use the furnace more and the days are shorter, so we use
more electricity). Of course, rates keep climbing - so as we try to
use less, it seems our bills remain the same or we are charged more.
Our electric usage did drop dramatically when we switched the cooktop
over to gas, but like I said - rates keep climbing.

I remember we were in a second floor apartment when we were first
married and we paid whatever the minimum rate for PG&E was at the time
(less than $10) even though the kitchen was all electric. We rarely
turned the heat on (sandwiched like that) and it was a corner unit, so
there was lots of natural light. It was my favorite place ever. It
had a roomy balcony, so I put the table out there and we ate all of
our meals outside unless it was the middle of winter (when I moved the
table inside the sliding glass doors).


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