Got a 2br upper in west seneca. The downstairs neighbors have kids, and they think that means their house needs to be kept at 74 degrees. I leave the door open and let it radiate into my kitchen, lol.
I keep our heat at 55 degrees during the day when nobody is home, and 60 degrees when we are here.
A little chilly for some, but its fine if you are wearing pants and a long sleeve shirt.
Last bill was 109 bucks for gas. We also have a gas hot water tank.
I think thats pretty damn good.
For electric, i switched every bulb to those energy savings bulbs. Electric was 51 bucks last month, and I have 3 computers that run non stop.
kevin716 and I have a lower duplex here in amherst, our gas bills for 65* house when we are there, and the heat totally off when we leave…the bill is about $85 a month. electric is about $50
Electric…$42…Gas $160…I need to get a cool programmable thermostat so I can set my temps for night and day…I usually keep it around 70…Gas Stove, Furnace and Water Heater
2400 sq/ft house, gas hot water heater, gas stove electric double oven.
Programmable thermostat, 71 when we’re home (sat, sun, evenings), 66 from 8am to 4:30pm M-F, 68 from 11pm to 5:30am M-F. I’ve read that doing more than a 5 degree differential with your programmable thermostat will actually cost more, because everything in your house gets cold and takes more energy to warm back up.
Last gas bill, $141.38. Not on budget plan because I like having a low natural gas bill in the summer. I spend the extra money on gas for the boat.
Electric is usually around $100. Our old dishwasher and “oldish” dryer are probably costing me a lot to run. I just switched several lights in the house, the ones we have on the most, to those energy savers.
1700 sqft house; $120/mo electric, $140/mo for gas in winter… Gas stove, furnace, water heater, and dryer; and for electric: 2 desktops running constantly, and 2 55G aquariums constant, plus a live-in gf that loves to leave lights and TVs on…
1800 square foot house
Oil furnace. I might spend $250/month in the dead of winter. Not sure what it averages over the whole winter. Probably under $180.
Electric dryer, hot water tank, stove $150/month
I don’t pay my bills. My wife takes care of all that.
Last I heard we paid $170 for gas (big old house, radiant heat, wife who likes to crank it up when I am not home) $45 for electricity (changing to fluorecsent bulbs helped) water…no clue
Its not as bad as you would think, food is cheaper(depending on where you go) gas is cheaper, alcohal is more expensive, its the home owners that will kill you.
Which is why I am out of here in may and most likely on to dallas
His house is around 300k and when you add on top the hurricane insurance and all that, it gets crazy expensive. He is planning on heading to Savanah, Georgia.