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

[meadandale]

Frankly, if you can afford to live in a 5500 square foot house (and think that that much space is necessary to house 2 people and a toddler) than you just need to suck it up. I’m thinking that you can afford to pay a $500 utility bill.

[carli]

I didn’t see any mention of indoor/outdoor fireplaces or gas grills, but they may be a possible culprit.

We recently moved from a home that had an outdoor fireplace along with an outdoor BBQ gas grill, both of which were directly hooked up to our SDGE gas line. We used the outdoor fireplace pretty infrequently, but we did use the BBQ grill at least 2-3 times/week.

When we moved to another place without a direct gas hook-up to the outdoor grill and no outdoor fireplace, our SDGE bill went down dramatically. Each house had similar square footage and other characteristics, so that’s what we think made the difference.

[carli]

I didn’t see any mention of indoor/outdoor fireplaces or gas grills, but they may be a possible culprit.

We recently moved from a home that had an outdoor fireplace along with an outdoor BBQ gas grill, both of which were directly hooked up to our SDGE gas line. We used the outdoor fireplace pretty infrequently, but we did use the BBQ grill at least 2-3 times/week.

When we moved to another place without a direct gas hook-up to the outdoor grill and no outdoor fireplace, our SDGE bill went down dramatically. Each house had similar square footage and other characteristics, so that’s what we think made the difference.

[carli]

I didn’t see any mention of indoor/outdoor fireplaces or gas grills, but they may be a possible culprit.

We recently moved from a home that had an outdoor fireplace along with an outdoor BBQ gas grill, both of which were directly hooked up to our SDGE gas line. We used the outdoor fireplace pretty infrequently, but we did use the BBQ grill at least 2-3 times/week.

When we moved to another place without a direct gas hook-up to the outdoor grill and no outdoor fireplace, our SDGE bill went down dramatically. Each house had similar square footage and other characteristics, so that’s what we think made the difference.

[carli]

I didn’t see any mention of indoor/outdoor fireplaces or gas grills, but they may be a possible culprit.

We recently moved from a home that had an outdoor fireplace along with an outdoor BBQ gas grill, both of which were directly hooked up to our SDGE gas line. We used the outdoor fireplace pretty infrequently, but we did use the BBQ grill at least 2-3 times/week.

When we moved to another place without a direct gas hook-up to the outdoor grill and no outdoor fireplace, our SDGE bill went down dramatically. Each house had similar square footage and other characteristics, so that’s what we think made the difference.

[carli]

I didn’t see any mention of indoor/outdoor fireplaces or gas grills, but they may be a possible culprit.

We recently moved from a home that had an outdoor fireplace along with an outdoor BBQ gas grill, both of which were directly hooked up to our SDGE gas line. We used the outdoor fireplace pretty infrequently, but we did use the BBQ grill at least 2-3 times/week.

When we moved to another place without a direct gas hook-up to the outdoor grill and no outdoor fireplace, our SDGE bill went down dramatically. Each house had similar square footage and other characteristics, so that’s what we think made the difference.

[Casca]

You need to get yourself a swamp cooler, some oil lamps, and let that pool turn green. I understand that it’s very fashionable now. You might want to get rid of the wife too. She sounds weak.

[Casca]

You need to get yourself a swamp cooler, some oil lamps, and let that pool turn green. I understand that it’s very fashionable now. You might want to get rid of the wife too. She sounds weak.

[Casca]

You need to get yourself a swamp cooler, some oil lamps, and let that pool turn green. I understand that it’s very fashionable now. You might want to get rid of the wife too. She sounds weak.

[Casca]

You need to get yourself a swamp cooler, some oil lamps, and let that pool turn green. I understand that it’s very fashionable now. You might want to get rid of the wife too. She sounds weak.

[Casca]

You need to get yourself a swamp cooler, some oil lamps, and let that pool turn green. I understand that it’s very fashionable now. You might want to get rid of the wife too. She sounds weak.

[PCinSD]

[quote=flu]
Do you use your oven a lot? Is your fridge always running (if so, why aren’t you chasing after it…hark hark hark. sorry, couldn’t resist). If your fridge is always running, it means you are probably either setting the temp too low OR are packing the fridge so tight that it’s no longer efficient).

[/quote]

Several years ago I had a guy from SDG&E come to my apartment to see how it could be made more energy efficient. It was a free program if you qualified. He told me to keep more stuff in my refrigerator to make it more efficient. A fridge will have to keep turning on to maintain a certain temperature. It will need to do this less if it is full of cold food/liquids rather than just perpetually cooling an empty box. Makes sense.

[PCinSD]

[quote=flu]
Do you use your oven a lot? Is your fridge always running (if so, why aren’t you chasing after it…hark hark hark. sorry, couldn’t resist). If your fridge is always running, it means you are probably either setting the temp too low OR are packing the fridge so tight that it’s no longer efficient).

[/quote]

Several years ago I had a guy from SDG&E come to my apartment to see how it could be made more energy efficient. It was a free program if you qualified. He told me to keep more stuff in my refrigerator to make it more efficient. A fridge will have to keep turning on to maintain a certain temperature. It will need to do this less if it is full of cold food/liquids rather than just perpetually cooling an empty box. Makes sense.

[PCinSD]

[quote=flu]
Do you use your oven a lot? Is your fridge always running (if so, why aren’t you chasing after it…hark hark hark. sorry, couldn’t resist). If your fridge is always running, it means you are probably either setting the temp too low OR are packing the fridge so tight that it’s no longer efficient).

[/quote]

Several years ago I had a guy from SDG&E come to my apartment to see how it could be made more energy efficient. It was a free program if you qualified. He told me to keep more stuff in my refrigerator to make it more efficient. A fridge will have to keep turning on to maintain a certain temperature. It will need to do this less if it is full of cold food/liquids rather than just perpetually cooling an empty box. Makes sense.

[PCinSD]

[quote=flu]
Do you use your oven a lot? Is your fridge always running (if so, why aren’t you chasing after it…hark hark hark. sorry, couldn’t resist). If your fridge is always running, it means you are probably either setting the temp too low OR are packing the fridge so tight that it’s no longer efficient).

[/quote]

Several years ago I had a guy from SDG&E come to my apartment to see how it could be made more energy efficient. It was a free program if you qualified. He told me to keep more stuff in my refrigerator to make it more efficient. A fridge will have to keep turning on to maintain a certain temperature. It will need to do this less if it is full of cold food/liquids rather than just perpetually cooling an empty box. Makes sense.

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