$500 Monthly SDG&E Bill (How to reduce?)

[PadreBrian]

How old is the house? Also, it sounds like you are heating with electricity. Very expensive.

What are the bills in april? You should have zero heating or cooling in april.

[leucadiarenter]

then why does SDGandE recommend this to reduce your monthly bill?

[leucadiarenter]

then why does SDGandE recommend this to reduce your monthly bill?

[leucadiarenter]

then why does SDGandE recommend this to reduce your monthly bill?

[leucadiarenter]

then why does SDGandE recommend this to reduce your monthly bill?

[leucadiarenter]

then why does SDGandE recommend this to reduce your monthly bill?

[ibjames]

have your wife look into those nose sprays that are prescribed by doctors, I have allergies and those sprays changed my life

nose spray and an air filter in your bedroom, keep bedroom closed

replace all your light bulbs with the small fluorescent variety

do not heat or cool the house while gone, turn the heat down in the kids rooms, buy sweatshirts and slippers for everyone..

my wife and I do this, we hardly ever have the heat on, though.. 5k sq.ft, I can’t imagine ever getting your bill down that much..

[ibjames]

have your wife look into those nose sprays that are prescribed by doctors, I have allergies and those sprays changed my life

nose spray and an air filter in your bedroom, keep bedroom closed

replace all your light bulbs with the small fluorescent variety

do not heat or cool the house while gone, turn the heat down in the kids rooms, buy sweatshirts and slippers for everyone..

my wife and I do this, we hardly ever have the heat on, though.. 5k sq.ft, I can’t imagine ever getting your bill down that much..

[ibjames]

have your wife look into those nose sprays that are prescribed by doctors, I have allergies and those sprays changed my life

nose spray and an air filter in your bedroom, keep bedroom closed

replace all your light bulbs with the small fluorescent variety

do not heat or cool the house while gone, turn the heat down in the kids rooms, buy sweatshirts and slippers for everyone..

my wife and I do this, we hardly ever have the heat on, though.. 5k sq.ft, I can’t imagine ever getting your bill down that much..

[ibjames]

have your wife look into those nose sprays that are prescribed by doctors, I have allergies and those sprays changed my life

nose spray and an air filter in your bedroom, keep bedroom closed

replace all your light bulbs with the small fluorescent variety

do not heat or cool the house while gone, turn the heat down in the kids rooms, buy sweatshirts and slippers for everyone..

my wife and I do this, we hardly ever have the heat on, though.. 5k sq.ft, I can’t imagine ever getting your bill down that much..

[ibjames]

have your wife look into those nose sprays that are prescribed by doctors, I have allergies and those sprays changed my life

nose spray and an air filter in your bedroom, keep bedroom closed

replace all your light bulbs with the small fluorescent variety

do not heat or cool the house while gone, turn the heat down in the kids rooms, buy sweatshirts and slippers for everyone..

my wife and I do this, we hardly ever have the heat on, though.. 5k sq.ft, I can’t imagine ever getting your bill down that much..

[an]

[quote=poway_seller]This is what it said:

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.

[an]

[quote=poway_seller]This is what it said:

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.

[an]

[quote=poway_seller]This is what it said:

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.

[an]

[quote=poway_seller]This is what it said:

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.

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