Littleton/Xcel monthly electrical summer bill

[CS1983]

Solid info here guys. Thank you very much. I'm hoping this pushes them into a better level of comfort in their retirement years.

[blacklabel]

Doesn't matter, I don't have A/C and my big appliances are gas. I was just giving reference for why I thought $400/mo was outrageous.

I'm with you on this. I budget $45 a month year round for electric. I'm in a small place and am judicious about my electrical usage. Even when I had a 2200 sq foot house I don't think we ever got over $225 or so though. $400 is insane.

[Gman]

The coldest my basement gets is in the summer. The stairwell is open to the finished basement. When the AC is used, I can hang meat down there.

...and I LOVE IT.

Cold and dark is perfect for those days I have headaches. Bad headache plus heat is misery.

We have multiple computers running all the time plus TVs with AV receivers. Outdoor lights are on all night every night (LEDs with smart switches).

Our costs went down with a higher efficiency unit and a DC variable speed blower a couple of years ago. Old system had a freon leak and that freon type is no longer available. We were better off replacing the entire furnace and AC. Heating and electric consumption went down.