>> what are peoples' average consumption
>> figures?  Mine over the Summer was 850 kWh per month.
>> '

2147 kWh; similar amount "this month last year"

Two adults, three kids.   Five computers, two of which are on
all the time.  Electric oven, washer dryer, pool pumps, and hot
tub.  (heat (which is off), water heaters, pool heater, and
half the stove are gas.)  On the plus side, almost all of
the lighting is fluorescent these days. A good thing, since
the lights tend to be on past 2am most nights.  Too many TVs
and VCRs and things.

The bill says "baseline usage" is 345 kWh.  (wow.)  We pay
per kWh on a sliding scale the goes up depending on how much
above "baseline" we use; the energy over 300% of baseline
usage (the top tier) is about 3x the cost of the baseline energy.

IIRC, our winter usage stays reasonably similar; the house heat
goes on but the pool heat goes off and the pump runs less.

BillW

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