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yeoman6987

(14,449 posts) Tue Oct 14, 2014, 08:34 PM Oct 2014

Hello! I just received my first electric bill in Florida and was wondering your thoughts [View all]

I have a bill for 110.00 for the period 09/05/14 to 10/07/14

I used an average of 26 KWH a day.

The total KWH used for the month was 838

The reason I am bothering you with this is I was wondering if I am using too much electricity or is this acceptable? I am also looking at it from a climate change look too.

Thank you so much and sorry for nothing everyone over this but I am just dying to know.

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Hello! I just received my first electric bill in Florida and was wondering your thoughts [View all] yeoman6987 Oct 2014 OP

That's a lot scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #1

in FLA strawberries Oct 2014 #4

I guess I'm just use to a smaller bill scarystuffyo Oct 2014 #9

Gas hot water is a big electricity saver. NutmegYankee Oct 2014 #23

Solar hot water heater is even better. Peregrine Oct 2014 #35

What size house? Do you have an electric water heater or stove? NutmegYankee Oct 2014 #2

My House is about 1900 SF....3 bed rooms. I have electric everything. yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #12

With that, your usage is pretty normal. NutmegYankee Oct 2014 #15

One thing I hope is that I can put the temperature up to 80 or 81 once it gets a little cooler yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #19

I don't think the temp will matter that much. NutmegYankee Oct 2014 #24

That is actually pretty good for that size house in FL. Lochloosa Oct 2014 #17

Thanks! I am still going to try to work on getting it lower (at least try) yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #22

I guess that's your only option. NutmegYankee Oct 2014 #32

It's hard to get it down. Mold is an issue here. Lochloosa Oct 2014 #34

my bill for August was 105 I didn't think that was bad considering we had 2 window AC units running notadmblnd Oct 2014 #3

693 would be something I could try to emulate. I will have to give it a try. yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #25

Unplug things you don't use at night. notadmblnd Oct 2014 #33

Do you have a pool? greytdemocrat Oct 2014 #5

No pool at all....well in the community. yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #13

ours is twice that. nashville_brook Oct 2014 #6

Isn't 30 KWH per day the American family average? Sienna86 Oct 2014 #7

Sounds a bit high. My average is 36/day, and I have electric everything eridani Oct 2014 #30

I use 476 and am thinking of changing the light bulbs. hollysmom Oct 2014 #8

The gas hot water heater shouldn't make it damp in the basement. NutmegYankee Oct 2014 #10

the furnace ran very hot, it went on all summer and winter. Now I just have hollysmom Oct 2014 #18

Ah. I have to run a dehumidifier in my basement once the heating season stops. NutmegYankee Oct 2014 #29

A bad water heater could add edgineered Oct 2014 #11

Hey. Stop giving away a repairmans secrets. Lochloosa Oct 2014 #14

Not a problem - edgineered Oct 2014 #20

I have a 2/2 condo all electric Callmecrazy Oct 2014 #16

sounds reasonable. this was a bit hotter summer in fla. KG Oct 2014 #21

I must say it has been....muggy lately and rain that won't stop (Orlando area) yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #27

It was nice for a few days (until tonight) distantearlywarning Oct 2014 #31

I am in Central Florida distantearlywarning Oct 2014 #26

Are we neighbors? yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #44

Just checked my bill - we use 18 - 22 kwh per day bhikkhu Oct 2014 #28

we use 144kwh per month Travis_0004 Oct 2014 #36

I live in South Georgia and the wife likes the house at 69 degrees aikoaiko Oct 2014 #37

Your making me feel real good! yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #43

My bill includes water, solid waste, sewer, wastewater, storm water. madfloridian Oct 2014 #38

If you have a cable or satellite DVR some of them use a lot more power than you might think.. Fumesucker Oct 2014 #39

Oh my goodness yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #42

My mother called them "Florida Plunder and Loot" Warpy Oct 2014 #40

Thank you for the site. yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #41