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How many KWh do you use in a day?

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Normally 12-13 KW in the winter and 10-11 in the summer. Switched mainly to LED and some CFL bulbs.
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Not so easy there Ma…
Askari wrote: wow - on my last bill i averaged 35.66 kWh/day, and i try to conserve as much as i can...

Dont' know how you guys use keep you numbers so low.
polishdaddy wrote: I hear ya man. I am definitely doing something wrong. But I can tell you there was definitely something fishy with my old meter. I have no idea how I averaged 59kWh a day this summer.
But since I got my new meter I am down to 29 kWh and that is with me shutting down PC's when they aren't in use, Monitors, unplugging items when not in use etc.
I have bought timers now for my Home Theatre setup and will have it shut off during the night and during the weekdays when it is not in use. Hopefully that will help some.
I know I will never be in the teens but if I could just get into the low 20 I would be ecstatic. This summers bills were just ridiculous

Maybe you both have an electric hot water heater?
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I haven't noticed anyone in this thread indicate if they have Energy Star appliances to help keep their daily energy costs low?
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I have an Energy Star Fridge.

If you have a 10 year old non Energy Star fridge and you live in Ontario, buying a new Energy Star model for $750 will pay for itself in 10 years at todays electricity rates. It's the one thing in your house that runs 24h a day.
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I don't think it runs 24h a day, I hear it start/stop often. Maybe overall 12-16h/day ?
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mehc wrote: I don't think it runs 24h a day, I hear it start/stop often. Maybe overall 12-16h/day ?

I'd even say 1/4 of the time.

The two things in my house that run 24/7 are a computer and dehumidifier. The dehumidifier sucks quite a bit of juice!
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Dec 21, 2009
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2300 sq ft house and only the two of us...
been in the house about 6 months and only used dryer once...
Gas hot water and electric stove...

Reading Date Days kWh Consumption Average kWh/Day
17-Dec-2010 59 571.00 9.68
19-Oct-2010 61 675.00 11.07
19-Aug-2010 13 184.00 14.15
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2400 sqft home
1200 sqft basement
2 people living in house
All brand new applicances
Heat = nat gas
Living in Northern Ontario - temp today is -34C

Avg = 17.23 kwh/day from Jan 1 to yesterday.
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Sep 24, 2001
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Thornhill
Just got my bill. It's $450 for 60 DAYS

That's insane. It says I use on average 63.21KWh per day. Can this be right? I have a smart meter.

Anyone else even close to this?

Date is from Nov. 30 to Jan. 27

> :(

Btw, I live in Thornhill and my hydro company is Power Stream.. Also, the amount doesn't include my water cost. Power Stream does both Hydro and Water.
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zackweed wrote: Just got my bill. It's $450 for 60 DAYS

That's insane. It says I use on average 63.21KWh per day. Can this be right? I have a smart meter.

Anyone else even close to this?

Date is from Nov. 30 to Jan. 27

> :(

Btw, I live in Thornhill and my hydro company is Power Stream.. Also, the amount doesn't include my water cost. Power Stream does both Hydro and Water.

Is this your first bill? If not, how does it compare to previous bills?

That usage is quite high, but it really depends on so many factors about your consumption habits. Electric heat in home?
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Aug 16, 2007
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zackweed wrote: Just got my bill. It's $450 for 60 DAYS

That's insane. It says I use on average 63.21KWh per day. Can this be right? I have a smart meter.

Anyone else even close to this?

Date is from Nov. 30 to Jan. 27

> :(

Btw, I live in Thornhill and my hydro company is Power Stream.. Also, the amount doesn't include my water cost. Power Stream does both Hydro and Water.

Tell me about it. Althought mine wasn't that high. I got a bill of $300 for the same time period. Last year same time I paid $150.. I usually average around $150 for 65 days except in the summer when AC is on. I'm also with Powerstream.
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don242 wrote: Is this your first bill? If not, how does it compare to previous bills?

That usage is quite high, but it really depends on so many factors about your consumption habits. Electric heat in home?

This is my second bill. Last time it was 23.64 kWh per day. I thought that was high already. The prev bill was $150 for 40 days including some account setup charge.

The house was built in 2010, so it's supposed to be energy efficient. I switched all my light bulbs to CFL and installed a gas stove.

Only thing I have, which may be the killer is the heat pump.. I'm going to turn it off for a week and see if that helps. I hope it's possible to turn it off via the electrical panel.
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Askari wrote: Tell me about it. Althought mine wasn't that high. I got a bill of $300 for the same time period. Last year same time I paid $150.. I usually average around $150 for 65 days except in the summer when AC is on. I'm also with Powerstream.

I wonder how accurate the smart meter is. I read some where they are having problems with the meters and there's a bug in their programming.

Or maybe it was just a cold winter.

Majority of the usage was during off peak hours.

751.85 @ High
435.28@ Mid
2653.76 @ Low

Just trying to gauge what other people are using around the GTA.

2 + 1 toddler. and 2900 sqft + basement.
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zackweed wrote: I wonder how accurate the smart meter is. I read some where they are having problems with the meters and there's a bug in their programming.

Or maybe it was just a cold winter.

Majority of the usage was during off peak hours.

751.85 @ High
435.28@ Mid
2653.76 @ Low

Just trying to gauge what other people are using around the GTA.

2 + 1 toddler. and 2900 sqft + basement.

I think some furnace fans can use quite a bit of power.
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RubberCheese wrote: I'd even say 1/4 of the time.

The two things in my house that run 24/7 are a computer and dehumidifier. The dehumidifier sucks quite a bit of juice!

a dehumidifier is effectively an air conditioner without the window to exhaust the hot air.
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zackweed wrote: I wonder how accurate the smart meter is. I read some where they are having problems with the meters and there's a bug in their programming.

Or maybe it was just a cold winter.

Majority of the usage was during off peak hours.

751.85 @ High
435.28@ Mid
2653.76 @ Low

Just trying to gauge what other people are using around the GTA.

2 + 1 toddler. and 2900 sqft + basement.
Check your high usage activities as you mentioned (heat pump). Maybe it makes that much of a difference.

What I wonder is why your off peak is so high. Just judging by the ratios between low, med and high, it almost seems as the high use is something that is continuous as it seems to be an identical ratio to the number of hours in each usage period in a week (with low being the most hours because of overnight and weekends). So whatever it is that is the heavy user, it seems to be something that is running all the time. That at least rules out your activities when you are home, like watching tv, etc (unless you have the tv on all day).

Furnace uses electric to run the fan, but the rest is gas correct? A fan shouldn't use that much. What about water heater, electric or gas?
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Feb 20, 2005
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Sep 10, 2010 to Nov 10, 2010: 11.62 kWh/day
Nov 10, 2010 to Jan 12, 2011: 12.97 kWh/day

On TOU rates.
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For a house 3100 sqf house with gas stove, dryer and heater.

Hydro is very expensive. My last bill

Billing date 10-Feb-11

Here's what you owe
Balance forward 0
Your new Charges 69.47
Adjustments
Total amount you owe 69.47

How we calculated your charges
Amount of your last bill 70.26
Ammount received 70.26 cr
Balance forward 0

Electricity used this billing period
We read your meter 7023
We read your meter -6692
Difference in meater readingd 331
Measured usage in KWh 331x1=331
Adjusted usage in KWh 331x1.085=359

Electricity 359x6.4=$22.98

Estimated Bill Adjustment

Delivery 38.25
Regulatory Charges 2.72
Debt Retirement Charge 2.32

HST 8.62
Total of your electricity charges $74.89

Ontario clean energy benefit (-10%) 5.42.cr

New total of your energy charges $69.47


During the winter my consumption is 300KW/month and during summer is 220KW/month


My TOTAL BILL FOR ONE YEAR

Electricity consumption charges $199

Delivery 375.78
Regulatory Charges 24.47
Debt Retirement Charge 20.63
GST 16.02
HST 38.82
Total of your electricity charges 673.73


WHAT A RIPP OFF. I consummed electricity for $199 and the delivery is $375.
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Contele wrote: WHAT A RIPP OFF. I consummed electricity for $199 and the delivery is $375.
The delivery charge is proportional to the amount consumed, and is not a "surcharge" or "optional"; the total energy costs are merely broken down, for clarity, so the energy-consuming public gets an idea of the various costs involved in deliverying electricity to your door.

It's like the "line loss" charges of 1-2%; people were whinging about "why do I have to pay for their line loss, *grumble*"... Well, that's just a reality of delivering electricity, it just happens to be an itemized entry now, so you as the cosumer can remain more informed.

A rip-off? How exactly? What would you consider not a rip-off, and how did you reach that number?? Energy and energy distribution is still astoundingly cheap. I'm always amazed at how many people don't realize and apreciate this. The fact that most households can fund their entire, complete operational energy needs for an entire month, delivered to their very door 100% reliably and always available, for the same approximate price as, say, their car insurance payment, is very impressive; think about it.
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