Littleton/Xcel monthly electrical summer bill

[CS1983]

My parents-in-law are thinking about getting A/C finally (?!).

They are trying to figure out what that will do to their electrical bill.

Here?s some stats:

Area: Littleton
Provider: Xcel
House: early 80?s construction, no vaulted ceilings; ~2100sqft
Current non-A/C summer electrical bill: ~$95

So, folks in that area with Xcel electricity and A/C, what?s your average monthly electric bill in the summer?

thanks!

[crays]

Might help to find out their typical kw usage for folks to gauge it by.

Maybe not. Just throwing it out there.

Sent from somewhere...

[VDW]

My stats are very similar. Just used 32.4 kWh last month with the kids and wife all home 24/7. 22.5 kWh same period last year. $101.22 for the electrical this year. Not a very hot month, though.

ETA: that?s with whole house AC...didn?t make that clear

[ray1970]

Not in your area but I?m sure my Xcel rates are similar as is my home. I keep the AC on all summer and keep the inside of the house around 68 degrees. I think my July and August bills are around $135 or so. Going off memory so don?t hold me to those numbers.

[Gman]

My parents-in-law are thinking about getting A/C finally (?!).

They are trying to figure out what that will do to their electrical bill.

Here?s some stats:

Area: Littleton
Provider: Xcel
House: early 80?s construction, no vaulted ceilings; ~2100sqft

Is it a ranch with no basement (if some of that square footage is below grade, how much)? Electric costs will also depend on the efficiency of the AC unit. Higher efficiency equals higher initial equipment cost and less electricity consumption. Do they want to pay up front or over time?

[VDW]

My AC is 15 years old, I keep the temp at 75 during the day, then drop it to 70 at night. I doubt the increased monthly electric bill will be much to worry about, unless they have a south facing glass wall or something...

[CS1983]

It’s a two story with basement. I’d say 800sqft is below grade. They would likely pay up front.

However, I think we have some good info between the answers so far and our experience.

My MIL came across some estimator site that said they’d be paying a $600 electric bill. I personally can not recall a month where we busted $200. She probably found some site that was run by windowfans, LLC.

Just wanted to confirm that the costs up that way weren’t stupid.

[Irving]

My buddy in Houston has a two story with 2A/C units. He lives in the house by himself. While his electric bill is a ridiculous $400/mo in the summer, that's still far from $600.

[CS1983]

We briefly rented a month to month 2800sqft house in Oklahoma that had two AC units and were also at $400/mo.

I think my PIL should get AC and the curse themselves for years of sleepless nights.

[Gman]

We have about 2000 sqft and vaulted ceilings. I think the highest bill we've had for a hot month was $260, including gas? It's worth every penny for us.