Over charging for electric? (Thornton: appliances, how much, house)
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800 sq ft home +-50 sq ft
No heat tape on pipes
No dishwasher
No washer
No dryer
No garbage disposal
No outside lighting
100 amp service from the utility pole
according to Eversource I am using every bit of $400 a month
friend who live roughly 10 minutes away
2500 sq ft home
Has washer / dryer
Has dishwasher / garbage disposal
Has hot tub
Has 2 car garage
Has outside floodlights
200 amp service
according to Eversource he is using every bit of $400 a month
There are a number of options to monitor your power usage in real-time and/or keep a record of usage over time. For example, there's a MA startup, "Sense" which sells a power tracking package (I have no direct experience with Sense)
You left out the most important pieces of information...heat, hot water, type of cooking devices, age of home, insulation, number of people living there, age of other appliances, changes in usage over time, and are you and your friend on the same rate plan. Ask Eversource if they can do an energy audit for you.
It sounds to me like you both have electric heat. My household is closer to your friend's in size, I use oil, and my electric bill is $150/mo max on Liberty Utilities, whose rates are only 17% less than Eversource's,
How many kilowatt hours are you using? How many is he using? That's the key metric, not how big the house is. My 3000 sq ft house in Thornton (oil heat) uses on average 550 kwh a month and my monthly bill averages $100. We are on NHEC which I've heard is more expensive than Eversource. But, my "fully loaded" electric costs about 22 cents per KwH. How much is yours?
How many kilowatt hours are you using? How many is he using? That's the key metric, not how big the house is. My 3000 sq ft house in Thornton (oil heat) uses on average 550 kwh a month and my monthly bill averages $100. We are on NHEC which I've heard is more expensive than Eversource. But, my "fully loaded" electric costs about 22 cents per KwH. How much is yours?
And, to think the wife just complained about an 800kw bill = $75 on nuc power in GA!
And, to think the wife just complained about an 800kw bill = $75 on nuc power in GA!
The cost of electricity in the northeast is among the highest in the nation because too many people practice the Not In My BackYard philosophy. They scream about the nuc's and when they shutdown they oppose any new construction and then complain about the cost of power. Shoreham was the worst example of this, but if you look around we are down to only a few nuc's left.
You left out the most important pieces of information...
Nothing more from the original OP.
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Originally Posted by sailor_lou
The cost of electricity in the northeast is among the highest in the nation because too many people practice the Not In My BackYard philosophy. They scream about the nuc's and when they shutdown they oppose any new construction and then complain about the cost of power. Shoreham was the worst example of this, but if you look around we are down to only a few nuc's left.
Correct. Mention the Northern Pass and world's will collide.
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Considered tracking your power usage?
Get a cordwood or pellet stove, use it.
Eversource's supplier charge is 9.985 cents/kWh.
