How much do you spend a year on electricity?
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With two people in my home it's roughly $250/month in the summer and in the winter it's about $100/month.\n\nIt's starts getting hot in AZ around May, sometimes earlier but we don't use the a/c heavily until May so on average summer electricity total is $1000. In the fall/winter we don't use the heater 'til October so that totals $500 for the whole winter. So $1500 is probably average.
118060
It is used to generate electricity.
389266
about 3500 dollars a year
1107886
My phone, internet and cable are all from one provider-$100/month, electric is $20 (I live in a condo, so no water bill either), and trash is free--paid for by the City.
776555
You will not reduce your electricity bill by improving your power factor.\nDomestic consumers are billed on kWhrs NOT on kVAhrs......\nHowever, there is a proviso......\nI²R (watts) losses due to heating of wiring/equipment  in your domestic situation will be billed. However, the extra reactive amps that cause heating losses in wiring & equipment will be so small as to be insignificant......\nSource: Electrical Engineer (ret.) with 45+yrs. experience
722752
That is only 2 questions...lol.  It is hard to say because it depends on where you live--and with gas prices having gone up, nobody really knows what to expect.  My gas bill is approx $75 a month, right now, but where I lived last year, it was at least 220.00.  Again, it depends on what your income and expenses are.  If it is tight every month, but you want a vacation, then you have to give up on all other entertainment and save, save, save--for me, typically--i figure out what my entertainment budget is based on what is left over after everything else
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Not knowing anything specific about Texas power and if power is more or less expensive than it is under Westar Energy (Kansas) -- I paid ~$30 a month for power in a 1 bedroom apartment a year ago, and I now pay $40-45 a month for power for a 1000 square-foot house now.  You can always reduce your power consumption by shifting over from incandescent bulbs to compact florescent bulbs.    Were I to shift over to these bulbs, I would probably expect to shave a couple of dollars off of my electricity every month, thus paying for the bulbs with their own savings.
216251
I have an elec. and they last about a year for me. They get a lot of use
364854
well, all the electric and the entertainment and the costly price of repairs\ni would say about \n14,000.00\n A Month
915235
NPower - as in the energy company?\n\nThey're not the cheapest. Use www.uswitch.com to see who would save you the most. Always buy your gas & electric from the same supplier, pay by direct debit and recheck every 12 months
246806
Depends on where, i.e., 3rd world or in California. No land or regulaorty issues, then the cost should be approx. $600USD per Kwh.
1002250
It depends on where you live and what field you work in. It's usually between 25-56 a year. But that can depend on lots of different factors.
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Electricity is charged by the kilowatt (1000 watts) hour.  A 60 watt bulb uses 60/1000 hr. That's .06 times price per KWH.
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i live in texas (sorry FOR BEING FROM THE SAME STATE AS BUSH) my runs about 275.00 300.00 a month up from last year from mabe 175.00 225.00
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Better check with the electric company first but you need a special electric meter and connection.\nUnless you are more or less constantly generating more electricity than you need the cost of the electric meter will outweigh the benefit.\nSo much for eco-friendly electricity companies.\n\nWe kitted out a 3 storey office block with 100 sq mtrs of solar panels and even then we could not justify the import/export meter we just supplemented the electricity used in the building.\n\nFor 3 months of each year the building is self sufficient.
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The first step to energy independance is to reduce to an absolute minimum.  Having electric wires coming into our homes, we have become used to unlimited energy availability.  Find ways to maximize efficiency and minimize the amount of energy required.\n\nThe only reasonable budget I've seen from someone installing a full off grid system was in a house which was far from the existing power lines.  The cost to run poles and wires was on the order of $15000.  That immediately created an option for solar / wind and off grid independance.  The home owner installed solar panels for heat and battery charging.  A wind turbine supplemented the photovoltaic system.  He budgeted energy consumption and purchased very efficient appliances.  In the end his total energy created was just slightly over calculated requirements.\n\nIf you are entering this project with dreams of living forever with free unlimited electricity you will be sadly disappointed.  The equipment and installation is expensive.  The amount of energy being created is greatly limited and you will have to cut back greatly.  You will learn not to leave the television on with no one in the room.  No more lights on in every room either.\n\nIt is a very positive project, and absolutely worthwhile.  I'm working on a small wind turbine project.  It will consist of a 800 watt generator mounted on top of an 80 foot guyed tower.  Right now it's tied up in municipal permits and other nonsense.  In the end I hope to generate about 10% of my household electrical requirements.  Payback time, assuming no downtime, maintenance or repairs will be about 12 years.  Clearly it is not a money saving investment.  I view it as a hobby to learn with and explore.  I could blow an equal amount of money in a few months on cigarettes or beer and have nothing to show for it in the end.  My justification for the money spent is to have fun with it.\n\nHave a look at the project as it has proceeded so far.  I have the wiring diagram, charge controller circuit, pictures of foundations, and so on online.  Contact information is there as well.\n\nhttp://members.rennlist.org/warren/wind.html\n\nGood luck with your project!
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The cost of solar power in most locations is about .37/kwh as fossil fuel costs increase and solar power becomes more efficient it will probably be used on every corner of the Earth (figuratively speaking, I know the Earth has no corners).\n\nHere in Florida last year we had storms knock ou power to millions of households. Solar energy systems not only survived, but those homes were the only ones with power!