It’s that time of the month again - electric bill time! It’s ok, settle down. Try to hold on to your applause until the end, ok? My April electric bill is the sixth since I purchased a new house last year. I’m happy to say that it’s even lower than March’s bill ( which [...]
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Welcome to the monthly installment of my energy costs series. March 2008 marks my 5th electric bill since I purchased my first home last year. Click on the thumbnail to your left for a full-size picture of my cost breakdown. I’m happy to say that my bill came in at $127.10 - that’s the [...]
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It’s that time of the month again. No, not that time, but time for my 4th electric bill at my new house. The bill is to your left - just click on the thumbnail to see the information full size. My total bill came to $146.65, or just a hair less than I paid [...]
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If you’re a new homeowner, then likely you were shocked with your first couple energy bills. It seems that when I bought my house late last year, I underestimated how much energy would cost. Yes, I knew that by going from a decent sized apartment to a 2700+ square foot, 2 story home, my energy [...]
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January is here, and so is the third electric bill at the new house. Naturally I got the bill in my email, as I do all my bills. Paper statements are usually a waste of paper and time, since I don’t want to write out a dozen checks every month.
To see my bill in [...]
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My second-ever electric bill at my new house just came in the mail ( well email of course ), and here’s how it looks. Just click on the small picture to make it full-size and legible. There is good and bad in the bill, and I have mixed feelings about it.
The Good
My electricity usage [...]
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Every time you’ve filled up your gas tank over the past few weeks, you’ve likely noticed that the bill got larger each time. Gas has been going way up in price - mostly thanks to record oil prices. To make matters worse, experts expect to see another $.20 jump in prices in the [...]
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CFL’s are becoming more popular every day, but there are still a ton of myths about them. Let’s take a look at the big ones:
They flicker - The really old CFL’s did flicker, and they were terrible. Fortunately modern day CFL’s have resolved this issue, and they don’t flicker at all.
They produce unnatural “alien” [...]
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To the left you’ll see my first electric bill for my new home ( Click on it to make it full-size ). $123.17 doesn’t seem bad, considering its’ for a 2732 square foot, two story home in southern Texas. However, I’m extremely disappointed. For the last week weeks of the month, we [...]
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Whenever you get into a conversation about electricity, CFL’s are bound to come up. In case you aren’t familiar with them, CFL’s are Compact Fluorescent Lights, and are basically much more efficient versions of the regular old incandescent light bulb. Take for example, the ever popular 60 watt bulb. Look around - [...]
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