Posted by Jim on October 1, 2007, 7:37 pm
> Avg US use is 1000 KW-hrs a month, about 30 something a day.
I have a family of six, and we use about 2000kwh/mo. I am very frugal
with our usage, and the home is well-shaded in a wooded setting, with a
finished basement for A/C friendly living. The interior is about 2200 sq/ft,
not including the garages, which are unheated etc.
Of
> course, if your house is 3x bigger, your bill will be also, but I'd
> say you were reading the meter wrong. There is some multiplier fudge
> factor you are supposed to use in there somewhere I think.
>
Posted by jan siepelstad on October 2, 2007, 4:49 pm
I'm always surprised about the energy use of the USA-households.
I live in the Netherlands, where the average yearly household consumption is
about 3500 kWh.
And yes we also have light's, (multiple) computers, (multiple) TV-screens
(including flat screen's), stereo's, dishwashers, washing machines, clothes
dryers, freezers, etc.
Ofcourse we don't use Electric (resistance) Heaters. (in my opinion it's
insane...)
And I must be honest, our climate is such, that most people don't use
air-conditioners, but still there's a big difference....
Any ideas about the causes?
Jan
> On Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:59:31 -0700, bscallywag wrote:
>> Hi all
>>
>> I am working to reduce my home electrical consumption
>>
>> My process is :-
>>
>> 1) Evaluate the energy consumption of each circuit.
>> 2) Evaluate the items on the high power circuits.
>> 3) Attack the high usage items first.
>>
>> So here is the issue..
>>
>> My house consumes a staggering 112kWh a day ( according to my meter )
>>
>> My hot water system uses 31kWh a day
>> My Cooling system uses about 30Kwh a day
>> My well and water processing uses 4kWH a day
>> Lights use 5kWh a day
>> Everything else - Fridges (2), Freezer, TVs, Computers and cooking use
>> about 10kWh
>> That makes 80kWh a day.
>>
>> So where is the rest of the power going?
>>
>> IS it possible that my electricity meter is that far off?
>>
>> Brian
>>
>> PS I have a masters in electrical and electronic engineering so I am
>> fairly sure that I am reading everything correctly.
> There's no way your meter is that far off unlees it's damaged in some way.
> Those things are supposed to be calibrated to +0%, -1% so they err in
> favor of the customer.
> How big is this house? 30KWh per day for cooling seems mighty high, as
> does 31KWh for water heating. My house is 1800+ sq ft and our average
> daily use is approx 26KWh.
> Jeffrey
Posted by dogbreath on October 2, 2007, 5:36 pm
On Tue, 02 Oct 2007 22:49:48 +0200, jan siepelstad wrote:
> I'm always surprised about the energy use of the USA-households.
>
> I live in the Netherlands, where the average yearly household consumption is
> about 3500 kWh.
>
> And yes we also have light's, (multiple) computers, (multiple) TV-screens
> (including flat screen's), stereo's, dishwashers, washing machines, clothes
> dryers, freezers, etc.
>
> Ofcourse we don't use Electric (resistance) Heaters. (in my opinion it's
> insane...)
> And I must be honest, our climate is such, that most people don't use
> air-conditioners, but still there's a big difference....
>
> Any ideas about the causes?
>
> Jan
I'd say that here in Oklahoma the difference is "air conditioning". During
the Spring and Fall periods our electric use is minimal. During the Winter
months, the only thing extra is the blower motor for the (gas) heater. The
compressor for an AC unit is a power hungry beast.
:?)
(and mine is a fairly new and energy efficient unit)
:?)
>
>
>> On Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:59:31 -0700, bscallywag wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> I am working to reduce my home electrical consumption
>>>
>>> My process is :-
>>>
>>> 1) Evaluate the energy consumption of each circuit.
>>> 2) Evaluate the items on the high power circuits.
>>> 3) Attack the high usage items first.
>>>
>>> So here is the issue..
>>>
>>> My house consumes a staggering 112kWh a day ( according to my meter )
>>>
>>> My hot water system uses 31kWh a day
>>> My Cooling system uses about 30Kwh a day
>>> My well and water processing uses 4kWH a day
>>> Lights use 5kWh a day
>>> Everything else - Fridges (2), Freezer, TVs, Computers and cooking use
>>> about 10kWh
>>> That makes 80kWh a day.
>>>
>>> So where is the rest of the power going?
>>>
>>> IS it possible that my electricity meter is that far off?
>>>
>>> Brian
>>>
>>> PS I have a masters in electrical and electronic engineering so I am
>>> fairly sure that I am reading everything correctly.
>> There's no way your meter is that far off unlees it's damaged in some way.
>> Those things are supposed to be calibrated to +0%, -1% so they err in
>> favor of the customer.
>>
>> How big is this house? 30KWh per day for cooling seems mighty high, as
>> does 31KWh for water heating. My house is 1800+ sq ft and our average
>> daily use is approx 26KWh.
>> Jeffrey
Posted by Vaughn Simon on October 2, 2007, 5:42 pm
> I'd say that here in Oklahoma the difference is "air conditioning".
And here in S. Florida, that is even more true. That said, we find ways to
economize.
Posted by me on October 2, 2007, 6:31 pm
> And here in S. Florida, that is even more true. That said, we find ways to
>economize.
What ways have you found for S. Florida?
Just curious..maybe I can learn something
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