Quoted from Matt_Rasmussen:My electricity bill is nominal, haven't seen a penny difference since getting four machines. Although, yes, I turn them off when I'm not playing them or having people over (which is less frequent that I wish).
and isn't our electricity at 7 cents per kwh?
Don't lie O-din I know you still have one of those old fashioned electric meters and you flip it upside down each night... Yeah that used to work back in the old days, It was just like empty calories until you get caught!
500+ a month???? I hope you guys are growing marijuana.
Mine is 60ish in winter 100ish in the summer.
Quoted from vid1900:That's how I checked mine, with my Kill a Watt, although I did not get Craftsman....
Well, mine did pull 77W when I first plugged it into the Kill-A-Watt, but then I waited for the light bulb to turn off! 
My electric bill last month was $67. Last summer was the highest at $228 when it was 103 degrees for the whole month of July. Stove, water heater, heat is all gas and averages $50/month, usually under $30 except in winter. I live 3 miles from a TVA dam though, so our rates are pretty low.
I think this is pretty funny.
State Low-Income Assistance Fee $3.15
Energy (798 kWh x $.138160/kWh) $110.25
Paying $3.15 a month for those who don't pay their bill.
And paying 13.8160 cents per kWh.Next month it will be 13.8161 which is why they have the 0 there already, so your used to seeing a 6 digit number 
Quoted from blondetall:I live 3 miles from a TVA dam though, so our rates are pretty low.
Ah the old Tennessee Valley Authority. Sometime I really miss living in Knoxville.
Heating the house w/just a pellet stove runs about $20.00 per winter month 24/7 - *6 months out of the year. Pretty efficient little motors in them. 
Just the stove cost not the rest which is all the + other electrical drain which avg out about $60 total bill w/pellet stove
Quoted from vid1900:There are a lot of parasitic draws on your electric bill that people overlook.
Every GFI is sucking power all the time - you can trip them until you need them.
Your cell phone charger is sucking power even with the phone unplugged.
Your ancient VCR that you leave in your rack "in case somebody brings a tape over" is chewing up 20w while off.
Your cable or sat box is drawing 70w (more if you have DVR) all the time, on or off.
Your garage door openers are eating 65w each, all the time.
Your microwave and stove are drawing power for the clocks 24/7 (because you don't have enough clocks in the kitchen).
Everything that turns on with a remote control is sucking power (TV, stereo, Bluray, ceiling fans, VCR, Zinwell).
Everything that has a "wall wart" is sucking up power, on or off (laptop, cell phone, paper shredder, printer, scanner, router, cable modem, alarm system, kindle)
You might want to consider getting some modern stuff. Most remote driven devices use less than a watt on standby, although it is stupid as shit to have 9 clocks in the kitchen. Cell phone chargers made after 2001 are switching power supplies and that little bit of knowledge and a Fluke tester lightened up my buddies wallet by $100. That being said there are a lot of little things that can add up.
Quoted from AkumaZeto:Wow my pc alone sucks up 25 bucks a month! Why? its running a 1500 watt psu and is over clocked to 7.2ghz under water Triple gtx 580's
I guess I have close to 20 computers always running over here. That's probably a large chunk of my bill.
Quoted from DanQverymuch:Well, mine did pull 77W when I first plugged it into the Kill-A-Watt, but then I waited for the light bulb to turn off!
Each of mine have two 75w bulbs, one in front and back.
You can't even put in CFL bulbs because the neck of the base won't allow it.
i'd think the refrigerator alone would use more than that. What about the wash machine? that's not gas either.
I forgot about the washer/dryer. My wife does at least 1-2 loads a day, so that adds up as well I'm sure.
I also have a large storage array (16 TB), but I've got it half powered down until I need the space. The machine that it's attached too is also pretty power efficient compared to most servers out there.
I was curious as to what my rate is after seeing some of these numbers, and last month we used 643 KWH and the rate averaged to $0.107. A little more than $2/day to power the house sounds good to me. We've switched a lot of the lights to LEDs and have been using fans/opening the windows more lately instead of running the A/C since it's nice outside. We also turn off lights and pinball machines when not in use, but husband does have a lot of electronics running on standby in the theater so there are ways we could cut it some more if we needed to.
Quoted from blondetall:KWH and the rate averaged to $0.107.
mine was $0.1004913. and gas was $1.125173 per CCF
Quoted from Darcy:at 7.99cents a kilowatt
seems like a very good rate do you have natural gas up there?
$500's in the winter and $700's in the summer here. Welcome to Ca. This thread is turning my stomach!
Quoted from rommy:12,000 kwh per month or so . The bill is stellar. When it gets over $1k a month, you definitely notice.
12,000,000 watts a month. 
That's what I use in a year. You must have one big arse house. 
Our residential rate here is 7.919 cents a kWh. (and it used to be a lot lower not too long ago) Good rates due to our power company being the largest municipal electric utility in the state. Coal fired plant here. Good thing power is pretty cheap, because we use a crapload every month. 
Lots of supplemental electric heat for half the year doesn't help the bill either....
I figured it out!
Odin shows on his profile he is in Fullerton Ca.
His true location does not come up. Odin wants to remain off the Grid.
Why you ask? Because he is stealing power! Where from you ask?
I believe,correct me if I'm wrong that Fullerton is in close vicinity of Anaheim Buena Park area.
I believe Disneyland is located there! They use a s&$t load of power to run that moneymaker!
They wouldn't miss a few amps of power would they Odin?
Odin has cleverly tapped into Disney's power supply!
Odin you have been exposed!
My whole house is electric...everything AC, heat, water heater, the works. Mine is usually low $100s in the spring and fall, about $150 during summer and tops out at $220 in worst month of winter. Guess, all in all, not too bad.
Just looked. I used 458 kWh last month for a bill of $58. Columbus OH.
I have gas stove, furnace, dryer.
Quoted from o-din:I sure consumed my share of juice last night.
Do you mean juice as in power or juice as in alcohol?
Or a bit of both!
Man, I find this thread comforting in a way. I thought I was the only one paying 500-600 a month in the summer. Three kids, a pool, and two ac units. Wintertime is a little better at 200, but that is still a lot in my opinion. I asked friends and neighbors and they were about half my bill so I thought I was "special". This thread is making me wanna do more conservation somewhere. Led's seems like a better way to go especially with kids who are so religious about turning off lights in the house. 
Quoted from ebononcini:Man, I find this thread comforting in a way. I thought I was the only one paying 500-600 a month in the summer. Three kids, a pool, and two ac units. Wintertime is a little better at 200, but that is still a lot in my opinion. I asked friends and neighbors and they were about half my bill so I thought I was "special". This thread is making me wanna do more conservation somewhere. Led's seems like a better way to go especially with kids who are so religious about turning off lights in the house.
I know where your coming from.
2 Heat Pumps - 1 for the house 1 for the pool
4 pumps - 1 for pool 3 for fountains
It goes on and on! I love it when Winter comes!
Quoted from Nilroc:Odin has cleverly tapped into Disney's power supply!
Over the years Disney has cleverly tapped into my money supply.
Quoted from stretch2:$21.05 electric bill ?Do you live in an old appliance box with one lightbulb ?
Right now there are only three things in my house using energy. My fridge, this computer,
and me.
Quoted from o-din:Right now there are only three things in my house using energy. My fridge, this computer,
and me.
Nice. I am in my garage, and just running in this room there are eight 48" flourescant tubes, a full size fridge, a rockstar convenience store fridge, the water heater, the garage heat pump, and my laptop (which draws a lot of power).
Quoted from Wolfmarsh:Nice. I am in my garage, and just running in this room there are eight 48" flourescant tubes, a full size fridge, a rockstar convenience store fridge, the water heater, the garage heat pump, and my laptop (which draws a lot of power).
I'm coming over to your house!
Quoted from o-din:I'm coming over to your house!
Its a long trip, but you are more than welcome. You are going to be a little disappointed in my pins compared to yours though, lol.
Quoted from MustangPaul:12,000,000 watts a month. That's what I use in a year. You must have one big arse house.
I've been to Rommy's actually. Nice place, but not palatial. His pin collection is awesome though, CQ Monster Bash, Big Bang, you get the idea. Not sure where 12,000,000 watts a month might come from, except maybe for the AC, that can get expensive in the south.
Quoted from o-din:Only to polish beautiful examples of vintage games that arrive at my doorstep.
man i'd like to get my hands on one of those!
21.00 a month, damn!
we average about $250 a month all year round, wait until i say that to my girl, well... i might not
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Saint Paul, MN
Still beats gasoline yearly cost price though.
Skopje
Leduc, AB
. The bill is stellar. When it gets over $1k a month, you definitely notice.
Sana'a
