ok yes i do. i just got my electric bill and i only used 129 KWHs in the entire month (32 days, actually, it says for billing period) or an average of 4 KWH's per day.
Last month it was only 3 KWH's per day- but i was away for a week, so i figured that had a lot to do with it.
I've been home all this month, and i've even used the electric space heater in the bathroom a couple of times so i could take a shower without icing over, and i've used the hair dryer several times, something i never use in the summer and don't use much in the winter either, i usually let my hair "air dry". But if i have to go out and it's cold out, i'll dry it first.
i've done the usual amount of laundry, actually some extra, washed the drapes and curtains, but i've been hanging clothes out as much as i can. Still everything goes thru the dryer on air dry to get the cat hair off, even if it's been line dried.
in fact, i often put things that aren't dirty, just hairy, in the dryer to get the hair off. Air fluff, it's called LOL
heck i even turned on the electric heat in the living room!!
i'm just amazed that the changes i made have made such a huge difference in my usage! besides switching to all compact fluorescent bulbs (where possible) i've put all the computer components on an outlet that can be shut off, so that when i'm not using the computer, one switch shuts off everything (after i shut *down* off course!) "everything" is plugged into a power surge protector power strip.
i've got the tv plugged into a power strip, along with that damn converter box i had to get, and when the TV is shut off, i then shut the power to the power strip.
and i've got my microwave plugged in to a power strip as well. i don't use it often enough to leave it plugged in to tell me the time! it only takes a second to reset the time if i want to use it. (and i just put in 1 o'clock, it doesn't matter, it'll work as long as it's set to some time, doesn't have to be the correct time LOL)
Our electric company has been urging people to "unplug unused electronics". there's a TV ad about it, and other things you can do to save electricity (fridges and freezers work best when full, things like that)
but i think i am going to call them and ask them about advising ppl to use power strips instead of unplugging things all the time, which can be a PITA and can also be dangerous, esp with plugs that stick and/or young children or the elderly. A lot of kids would just pull the plug out by the cord!
using power strips, esp for things like computers with multiple plugs and most TV/DVD/stereo sets up, seems to be the easiest and safest way to go. so, yeh, i'm gonna call them about that!!
every month so far this year, my electric usage has been significantly lower than for the same time period last year.
i am so proud of myself!!
Last month it was only 3 KWH's per day- but i was away for a week, so i figured that had a lot to do with it.
I've been home all this month, and i've even used the electric space heater in the bathroom a couple of times so i could take a shower without icing over, and i've used the hair dryer several times, something i never use in the summer and don't use much in the winter either, i usually let my hair "air dry". But if i have to go out and it's cold out, i'll dry it first.
i've done the usual amount of laundry, actually some extra, washed the drapes and curtains, but i've been hanging clothes out as much as i can. Still everything goes thru the dryer on air dry to get the cat hair off, even if it's been line dried.
in fact, i often put things that aren't dirty, just hairy, in the dryer to get the hair off. Air fluff, it's called LOL
heck i even turned on the electric heat in the living room!!
i'm just amazed that the changes i made have made such a huge difference in my usage! besides switching to all compact fluorescent bulbs (where possible) i've put all the computer components on an outlet that can be shut off, so that when i'm not using the computer, one switch shuts off everything (after i shut *down* off course!) "everything" is plugged into a power surge protector power strip.
i've got the tv plugged into a power strip, along with that damn converter box i had to get, and when the TV is shut off, i then shut the power to the power strip.
and i've got my microwave plugged in to a power strip as well. i don't use it often enough to leave it plugged in to tell me the time! it only takes a second to reset the time if i want to use it. (and i just put in 1 o'clock, it doesn't matter, it'll work as long as it's set to some time, doesn't have to be the correct time LOL)
Our electric company has been urging people to "unplug unused electronics". there's a TV ad about it, and other things you can do to save electricity (fridges and freezers work best when full, things like that)
but i think i am going to call them and ask them about advising ppl to use power strips instead of unplugging things all the time, which can be a PITA and can also be dangerous, esp with plugs that stick and/or young children or the elderly. A lot of kids would just pull the plug out by the cord!
using power strips, esp for things like computers with multiple plugs and most TV/DVD/stereo sets up, seems to be the easiest and safest way to go. so, yeh, i'm gonna call them about that!!
every month so far this year, my electric usage has been significantly lower than for the same time period last year.
i am so proud of myself!!