Appliance Annual cost Percentage of total
annual energy bill
Laundry $17 0%
Kitchen Appliances $30 1%
Air Conditioning $123 3%
Home Office $130 3%
Small Appliances $183 5%
Refrigerator/Freezers $404 10%
Pool/Spa $446 11%
Lighting $1,240 31%
Space Heating $1,308 32%
Total $3,881
Underestimates some expenses, but tells me that the POOL is much less an issue than I thought. I need to go home and enter it in FULL detail and then I’ll see where it really helps. [/quote]
Based on this analysis, it shows that the biggest hogs are lighting and space heating. You can totally reduce that if you only have/use 1 bulb per room and only turn on one bulb at a time. Don’t use heater/ac and just extra thick or light clothing. That will make the biggest dent in your energy bill. But then, what’s the point of buying and living in such a big fancy house when you have to resort to that type of measure. Personally, I’d just chalk that up to the cost of buying a nice big house. You can always live in a 2 bedroom apartment and you can run everything 24/7 and still only use ~150/month.
