Hi, Guest
We're going through Union Gas for our bill... equally billed it comes to 155/mo or so right now. It has already been adjusted downwards once.
Electricity? Last month's bill was (including an elec. dryer for clothes, some supplemental baseboard heat in the upstairs bathroom and a tiny bit at night in the bedroom, workout room) $101... 47 of which was actual electricity costs. That includes 4 computers running 24/7 doing Distributed Computing projects.
My personal advice? SEAL EVERYTHING AIRTGHT. Check your weatherstripping, door jambs and threshold plates, caulking around windows, etc. Air leakage is a BITCH when it comes to heating. Also, proper 12" of insulation or more in the attic is recommended. Your house is pretty new, caulking and insulation ought to be pretty good. Check all "seams" on the house where window or door meet wall, however. It costs nothing to check :)
Electricity? CFLs - Compact fluoroscent lighting. A 60W equivalent uses 13W. 100W incandescent = 23W. We've got 3 13Ws in the bathroom and it's crazy bright.
Wanna go even more extreme? LED lighting. That's my spring / summer project - re-fit all "old-school" FL long-tube lighting with LED track lighting. http://www.autolumination.com is a great place to get started.
Electricity? Last month's bill was (including an elec. dryer for clothes, some supplemental baseboard heat in the upstairs bathroom and a tiny bit at night in the bedroom, workout room) $101... 47 of which was actual electricity costs. That includes 4 computers running 24/7 doing Distributed Computing projects.
My personal advice? SEAL EVERYTHING AIRTGHT. Check your weatherstripping, door jambs and threshold plates, caulking around windows, etc. Air leakage is a BITCH when it comes to heating. Also, proper 12" of insulation or more in the attic is recommended. Your house is pretty new, caulking and insulation ought to be pretty good. Check all "seams" on the house where window or door meet wall, however. It costs nothing to check :)
Electricity? CFLs - Compact fluoroscent lighting. A 60W equivalent uses 13W. 100W incandescent = 23W. We've got 3 13Ws in the bathroom and it's crazy bright.
Wanna go even more extreme? LED lighting. That's my spring / summer project - re-fit all "old-school" FL long-tube lighting with LED track lighting. http://www.autolumination.com is a great place to get started.
Daily driver 1: 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport "S"
33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.
33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.