From another thread: Will switching to LED light bulbs save money? How to switch?
Quote from: KBecks on Today at 06:46:58 am
Right, we have 25 - 29 kWh per day. I am not sure how to decrease it that much. Dryer, dishwasher and lights are nice! I have looked over the thread about energy usage but I am not sure how to get our use down that much.
LEDs seemed like an easy way to cut down at least a few Kwh/day. How are you getting so low?
Energy star appliances, refrigerator/freezer combination not all filled up, gas hot water heater, gas cooktop, electric oven, high efficiency hvac, south facing home with french doors on north side of main living area, double pane windows, lap top and iPad, modem and wireless always on, scrupulous about turning off lights, tv, etc., humidity sensor on dryer, power strip for sewing machines and tv on a power strip, all cfl s except some track lights in sewing room. House is 2500 square feet on a crawl space with 2 mostly stay at home people. My wife does love to bake which ups the usage in some months and we find using our fireplace ups the electricity usage too so we are backing off on that pleasure. Thermostat at 62 at night and when we are not in the house; otherwise set at 68. Full loads on dishwasher and washer. In IL our electricity comes mostly from nuclear and coal so it bothers me to use up all those electrons. I think we are pretty lucky with our current usages.
Hope you can improve your usage!