$1000 a month utilities in rural Escondido?

[Oxford]

Dunno much more than mentioned. He has a propane tank on site so that might be added to the equation. I think he said it is about $800 to fill. Can’t remember.

He did show me this heating system that ran hot water through pipes in the slab. The house was on a few acres with some fruit trees but not, what I would call, groves.

He mostly mentioned all the tacked on pumping fees and other miscellaneous fees.

btw-he was the MOST malcontent guy I’ve met. I guess he took a beating on that house. He was the contractor and was just hating life, so cal, family, dry weather,… it got to be funny after a while.

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…adventures in house hunting

[Eugene]

[quote=PadreBrian]Sounds like he’s getting what he deserves. He needs to learn how insulate his house, shade windows, and turn off the damn AC more often. Add solar for a 30% tax write off won’t hurt either.

My electric was 11.47 last month. RB area.[/quote]

11.47 … that’s 3 kwh/day. Let me guess. You live alone, you don’t have a PC (maybe just a laptop that you use 2 hours a day), your AC is always off, you either don’t have a refrigerator or it’s one of those 3 foot tall mini-fridges, you don’t have W/D in unit, and you don’t spend much time at home.

Either that or you have big solar panels that cost you 5-10 grand to install.

My home PC alone eats 5-6 kwh/day. But it’s on 24/7.

[Eugene]

[quote=PadreBrian]Sounds like he’s getting what he deserves. He needs to learn how insulate his house, shade windows, and turn off the damn AC more often. Add solar for a 30% tax write off won’t hurt either.

My electric was 11.47 last month. RB area.[/quote]

11.47 … that’s 3 kwh/day. Let me guess. You live alone, you don’t have a PC (maybe just a laptop that you use 2 hours a day), your AC is always off, you either don’t have a refrigerator or it’s one of those 3 foot tall mini-fridges, you don’t have W/D in unit, and you don’t spend much time at home.

Either that or you have big solar panels that cost you 5-10 grand to install.

My home PC alone eats 5-6 kwh/day. But it’s on 24/7.

[Eugene]

[quote=PadreBrian]Sounds like he’s getting what he deserves. He needs to learn how insulate his house, shade windows, and turn off the damn AC more often. Add solar for a 30% tax write off won’t hurt either.

My electric was 11.47 last month. RB area.[/quote]

11.47 … that’s 3 kwh/day. Let me guess. You live alone, you don’t have a PC (maybe just a laptop that you use 2 hours a day), your AC is always off, you either don’t have a refrigerator or it’s one of those 3 foot tall mini-fridges, you don’t have W/D in unit, and you don’t spend much time at home.

Either that or you have big solar panels that cost you 5-10 grand to install.

My home PC alone eats 5-6 kwh/day. But it’s on 24/7.

[Eugene]

[quote=PadreBrian]Sounds like he’s getting what he deserves. He needs to learn how insulate his house, shade windows, and turn off the damn AC more often. Add solar for a 30% tax write off won’t hurt either.

My electric was 11.47 last month. RB area.[/quote]

11.47 … that’s 3 kwh/day. Let me guess. You live alone, you don’t have a PC (maybe just a laptop that you use 2 hours a day), your AC is always off, you either don’t have a refrigerator or it’s one of those 3 foot tall mini-fridges, you don’t have W/D in unit, and you don’t spend much time at home.

Either that or you have big solar panels that cost you 5-10 grand to install.

My home PC alone eats 5-6 kwh/day. But it’s on 24/7.

[Eugene]

[quote=PadreBrian]Sounds like he’s getting what he deserves. He needs to learn how insulate his house, shade windows, and turn off the damn AC more often. Add solar for a 30% tax write off won’t hurt either.

My electric was 11.47 last month. RB area.[/quote]

11.47 … that’s 3 kwh/day. Let me guess. You live alone, you don’t have a PC (maybe just a laptop that you use 2 hours a day), your AC is always off, you either don’t have a refrigerator or it’s one of those 3 foot tall mini-fridges, you don’t have W/D in unit, and you don’t spend much time at home.

Either that or you have big solar panels that cost you 5-10 grand to install.

My home PC alone eats 5-6 kwh/day. But it’s on 24/7.

[Eugene]

[quote=Oxford]Dunno much more than mentioned. He has a propane tank on site so that might be added to the equation. I think he said it is about $800 to fill. Can’t remember.
[/quote]

Maybe his heating system is inefficient. Maybe the house does not have proper insulation. Maybe propane is much more expensive when you have a tank.

I googled those pumping fees and the only thing I find is a reference to fees charged by the water district to pump water to the house …

I doubt that $1000 is typical in the area. But I don’t see why he would be lying. If you’re thinking to make an offer, ask for copies of recent utility bills.

[Eugene]

[quote=Oxford]Dunno much more than mentioned. He has a propane tank on site so that might be added to the equation. I think he said it is about $800 to fill. Can’t remember.
[/quote]

Maybe his heating system is inefficient. Maybe the house does not have proper insulation. Maybe propane is much more expensive when you have a tank.

I googled those pumping fees and the only thing I find is a reference to fees charged by the water district to pump water to the house …

I doubt that $1000 is typical in the area. But I don’t see why he would be lying. If you’re thinking to make an offer, ask for copies of recent utility bills.

[Eugene]

[quote=Oxford]Dunno much more than mentioned. He has a propane tank on site so that might be added to the equation. I think he said it is about $800 to fill. Can’t remember.
[/quote]

Maybe his heating system is inefficient. Maybe the house does not have proper insulation. Maybe propane is much more expensive when you have a tank.

I googled those pumping fees and the only thing I find is a reference to fees charged by the water district to pump water to the house …

I doubt that $1000 is typical in the area. But I don’t see why he would be lying. If you’re thinking to make an offer, ask for copies of recent utility bills.

[Eugene]

[quote=Oxford]Dunno much more than mentioned. He has a propane tank on site so that might be added to the equation. I think he said it is about $800 to fill. Can’t remember.
[/quote]

Maybe his heating system is inefficient. Maybe the house does not have proper insulation. Maybe propane is much more expensive when you have a tank.

I googled those pumping fees and the only thing I find is a reference to fees charged by the water district to pump water to the house …

I doubt that $1000 is typical in the area. But I don’t see why he would be lying. If you’re thinking to make an offer, ask for copies of recent utility bills.

[Eugene]

[quote=Oxford]Dunno much more than mentioned. He has a propane tank on site so that might be added to the equation. I think he said it is about $800 to fill. Can’t remember.
[/quote]

Maybe his heating system is inefficient. Maybe the house does not have proper insulation. Maybe propane is much more expensive when you have a tank.

I googled those pumping fees and the only thing I find is a reference to fees charged by the water district to pump water to the house …

I doubt that $1000 is typical in the area. But I don’t see why he would be lying. If you’re thinking to make an offer, ask for copies of recent utility bills.

[UCGal]

I think there’s some truth to the fees adding up.

We had $46 for electrical use on our last bill – but only $28 of that was for electricity – the rest was bond charges, transmission, and the $24.92 “distribution” charge. Electricity was only 61% of the “total electrical costs” on the bill.

Does anyone know if those fees go away if you DO put on panels. Lets say your electrical use is 10% because you’ve got solar panels.. Do all the fees get reduced by 10%.
(You don’t want to put on more panels than you consumption because then you’re just subsidizing SDG&E… so you size slightly less than your usage.)

[UCGal]

I think there’s some truth to the fees adding up.

We had $46 for electrical use on our last bill – but only $28 of that was for electricity – the rest was bond charges, transmission, and the $24.92 “distribution” charge. Electricity was only 61% of the “total electrical costs” on the bill.

Does anyone know if those fees go away if you DO put on panels. Lets say your electrical use is 10% because you’ve got solar panels.. Do all the fees get reduced by 10%.
(You don’t want to put on more panels than you consumption because then you’re just subsidizing SDG&E… so you size slightly less than your usage.)

[UCGal]

I think there’s some truth to the fees adding up.

We had $46 for electrical use on our last bill – but only $28 of that was for electricity – the rest was bond charges, transmission, and the $24.92 “distribution” charge. Electricity was only 61% of the “total electrical costs” on the bill.

Does anyone know if those fees go away if you DO put on panels. Lets say your electrical use is 10% because you’ve got solar panels.. Do all the fees get reduced by 10%.
(You don’t want to put on more panels than you consumption because then you’re just subsidizing SDG&E… so you size slightly less than your usage.)

[UCGal]

I think there’s some truth to the fees adding up.

We had $46 for electrical use on our last bill – but only $28 of that was for electricity – the rest was bond charges, transmission, and the $24.92 “distribution” charge. Electricity was only 61% of the “total electrical costs” on the bill.

Does anyone know if those fees go away if you DO put on panels. Lets say your electrical use is 10% because you’ve got solar panels.. Do all the fees get reduced by 10%.
(You don’t want to put on more panels than you consumption because then you’re just subsidizing SDG&E… so you size slightly less than your usage.)

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