Chevy Volt owner surprised to see electric bill go down after getting his Volt, but also knows why

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16. "The Volt makes you think about kwh as a resource" is the story.

Same thing happened when I bought a LEAF. Checked my electric bill and saw I was paying 21¢/kwh. Changed my electric provider and will be paying 12¢/kwh, and from 100% renewables! Also did an electric usage inventory to see if my 100 amp service could take the addition of a charging station (yes). Now thinking about a PV system for our south-facing roof. On a related topic we recently upgraded our gas furnace from 80% efficiency to 96% efficient and got a warmer house in the process. And I was pleasantly surprised to find that the house didn't lose a great deal of heat over night when the old furnace gave up the ghost and the sun alone provided enough heat during the day. We were glad to get the new furnace but going without one for a few days was was not the hardship I imagined. I'm convinced there are significant savings to be had from conservation efforts and small life-style changes; the low hanging fruit of the energy-climate change-resource depletion solutions.