On 8/9/2014 7:20 PM, sf wrote:
>
> 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.

30 bucks for electricity sounds like a long time ago in a land far, far,
away.

>
> 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).
>
>
Our first place was like heaven too. We were on the top floor and if you
opened the front door and back lanai, the breeze would move right
through the place - natural AC. The elevator was next to our unit and
our parking space was next to the elevator. It was a wonderful setup.
I'd go into the stairwell next to our door and play guitar. What a time
that was - the 70s.