A social experiment… I hope this works!
I’m curious about what people pay for electricity. The genesis of my curiosity comes from my neighbor who runs his AC nearly all the time in the Spring/Summer/Fall. About a year ago his bill came with mine in the mail and I saw that he pays almost four times what I pay. Also, I’m moving to Dallas, TX next month and I’m wondering if what I pay on average per month is indicative of other places in the country (or world).
So, I live in Ann Arbor, MI in a one bedroom apartment. I pay $20 per month on average from DTE Energy. If you feel like contributing to this experiment, reblog this post and add your information. Thanks.
Sure, I’ll help out.
I live in Fort Atkinson, WI in a three bedroom house. I run the air conditioning at 70 degrees during the Summer non-stop when the temperature is above 80 degrees outside, because the humidity is stifling and there’s no good cross breeze. In the Winter, I keep the heat set to 70-72 degrees depending on how cold it is outside. The house I’m in has old school storm windows and is not insulated very well, so when it gets down in the single digits I have to crank it up a bit more to keep it bearable.
My utility company is We Energies, and my bill covers Gas & Electric combined. I’ve been paying 120.00/mo. on average the last few months, and in general I have a little break in the late Spring and early Fall when I can have the windows open and not run the HVAC.
That said, energy prices are completely unpredictable, and rise and fall like crazy. The best part? You just have to bend over and take it because there’s no competition. For example, see the graph below - I needed a lot of KY in February of this year when energy prices spiked. I like to see it as Jan - March of this year giving me the finger:
Good luck with the experiment.
