My electric bill was $27 last month! Peaked at $68 in January with electric heat! That's the month it went below 20F !!
Mods to my house include:
- insulated windows
- adding double walls to my bedroom (two layers of exterior wall!)
- six more inches of attic insulation
- replacing central gas heating with fanless electric room heaters
- replacing bulbs with CFLs
- ceiling fans in living room and bedroom
- this summer I hung shade cloth from the western eaves.
The shade cloth alone dropped the interior temperature from 80ish to below 75.
I am still using a gas water heater for $12/mo.
This is for a 1300 sq.ft. house!
The outside temperatures this year have ranged from 12F to 95F.
And I am adding more insulation to the attic this winter to try to knock another $20 off the heating bill. Last time, the 6 inches of insulation paid for itself in three months.
