Highest Utilities Bill Ever!

[livingdeb]

I got my highest utility bill ever (for me) today. And I did it with:
* a high-efficiency central air conditioner
* a nice three-month AC air filter that I replace monthly
* turning the AC off all day while we go to work, even though it's 86 in the house when we get home
* never cooling the house below 75 degrees
* plenty of insulation
* solar screens on all the windows
* solar film on some windows
* curtains, blinds, and/or tin foil on most windows
* the lightest color roof shingles my roofer offered
* mostly fluorescent light bulbs
* a low-flow shower head

It was kind of boiling hot every single day, as if it were August, and we did water a million tomato plants, and I'm still working on re-growing those fallen shade trees, but still.

Comments

hothothot

[fraeuleinchen.livejournal.com]

Oh my... yuck! (And you're not alone - ours was high too, especially since we have that green energy option, which A said increased our last electric bill by about $100.)

Re: hothothot

[livingdeb.livejournal.com]

I actually got the green energy option long enough ago that it's now cheaper than regular rates, but not so long ago that the ten-year contract expired and will be reset at a much higher level.

Re: hothothot

[fraeuleinchen.livejournal.com]

Eek!