Subj : Re: Working from Home costs
To   : Taphophile
From : claw
Date : Mon Jan 30 2023 07:42:07

On 29 Jan 2023, Taphophile said the following...
 Ta> Thought I'd jump in here and give you a reference point from my
 Ta> neck-of-the-woods! I'm not sure where home is for you, but here in the
 Ta> Greater Birmingham, Alabama USA area the past month has been the highest
 Ta> utility bills since I've been in this house. Typically my power usage is
 Ta> around $219, which includes a $15 a month utility pole open-ended light
 Ta> for my cul-de-sac. This month it has creeped up to $342 for barely any
 Ta> heat increase. I have two furnaces and units on my house. Downstairs is
 Ta> a 240VAC electric furnace, and my upstairs (sleeping floor) is on gas.
 Ta> 
 Ta> Now my gas bill actually shocked me more than the electricity. The only
 Ta> things I have on gas here are the water, and the upstairs furnace.
 Ta> Typically, my gas bill is around $15-$30 if I'm really abusing the gas.
 Ta> This month, my gas bills was $70! For what?!
 Ta> 
 Ta> We've had (counting in my head) perhaps 5 total nights of below freezing
 Ta> temps, otherwise its 45 degrees fahrenheit and up during the winter
 Ta> months at night.
 Ta> 
 Ta> Just for reference. I'll stop babbling now!
 Ta> 
 Ta> (taph)

Well It wouldn't hurt to explain that I live in USA/MN/StPaul.  So its cold here and here we go again its below zero now so I'm sure I will get a repeat of last months bill :(

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