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"e-bill Information Biller Account Number: ********** Due Date: May 5 Amount Due: 38.33 Account Balance: "

fyi, its mah power bill

4/11/2008 7:57:04 AM

damn!

4/11/2008 7:58:37 AM

huzzah, you got billed

4/11/2008 7:58:50 AM

i keeps the low power bill son. i can provide graphical proof.

4/11/2008 7:59:07 AM

Good news, everyone!

4/11/2008 8:00:08 AM

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"SUPERDUPERSYMMETRIC STRING THEORY"

what class do i join?

4/11/2008 8:01:58 AM

[Edited on April 11, 2008 at 8:09 AM. Reason : hguio]

4/11/2008 8:09:18 AM

mine was $36.xx last month. i doubt they go anywhere but up from here out though. depending on the temps in april it MIGHT be lower.

4/11/2008 9:40:36 AM

power bill is always high :\

i like being comfortable ok? 70 degrees all the time.

4/11/2008 9:57:56 AM

it probably has something to do with the enterprise-level server room in your attic, evan.



how much kW/h is it pulling?

4/11/2008 9:59:20 AM

ha

i got one yesterday for $186

and that was just for the time between march 12->22 when i had it shut off at my old place

im 100% convinced that i was paying for heating for the unit below mine.

another reason i had to get out of there

in the winter, monthly electric bills ~$600

4/11/2008 10:00:59 AM

you should probably get better insulation/windows or something.

4/11/2008 10:02:06 AM

i keep pretty much everything i dont use unplugged from the outlet...including my microwave

the only things that stay connected are my TV / Ent. center stuff, my pc and my alarm clock in my room

my laundry and dishwasher are run after 9pm and i do about 2 loads a week of laundry and maybe a load a dishes every other week.

i keep my thermostat at 65 and my powerbill each month is still ~$100-110 ... i cant seem to find out how to drop it

i dont get it

4/11/2008 10:03:29 AM

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" you should probably get better insulation/windows or something."

it was an apt in a 130 year old victorian with electric baseboard heaters

i couldnt put more insulation in

i would sit by the window and feel cold air comming in

im so glad i finally bought a place and got out of that shitbox

i mean, it was cool as hell but a money pit, and the building hadn't been maintained all that well

[Edited on April 11, 2008 at 10:06 AM. Reason : e]

4/11/2008 10:05:58 AM

^^


how big is your powersupply, gunzz?


try turning off your PC when it's not in use.

4/11/2008 10:12:01 AM

shit, i have no idea. ill check that out. its just a pain in the ass to shut that SOB off everytime
but damn my power bill

4/11/2008 10:16:22 AM

You should get 20 solar panes and make the guage turn counter-clockwise. If you net more power INTO the grid, the power company has to cut YOU a check. Works out pretty sweet.

4/11/2008 10:20:17 AM

i think TT ran the numbers on some power supplies a year or so ago


and i remember reading that a standard desktop PC running 24/7 can cost almost $40 a month to run.


that's gonna depend on a lot obviously, like how much you pay per kW/hr, and how big your PS is, and if you have any power saving stuff enabled.

[Edited on April 11, 2008 at 10:21 AM. Reason : i could be wrong. we should do it again]

4/11/2008 10:20:57 AM

i heard some study that if americans were to take their $600 or $1200 tax credits and apply them towards home solar powered systems...

that not only would they get a $2000 federal rebate for the next year because of it (to reinvest in solar power, or pay off your current system) but it would in fact slowly pull us out of the oil economic crisis we are in as a nation

put that in your pipe and smoke it. solar power interests me

[Edited on April 11, 2008 at 10:25 AM. Reason : ff]

4/11/2008 10:24:45 AM

i mean, we are talking $9000 for a good home system, but $600 or $1200 + the $2000 federal tax rebate for the next year is a good jolt to get you going on it... the rest is like paying off a small car. finance the mo-fo and pay it off from the money you'll get from progress energy in the mail.

4/11/2008 10:27:25 AM

cept you're wrong... solar energy harvesting isn't cheap and solar panels don't last long... .

don't you think if it actually had a decent payback period every office building would have a huge solar panel on top ???

They don't because not only does it not have a decent payback period... it doesn't really have one at all in most areas.

p.s. i'm on nuke power anyway which is actually cleaner than solar when you include panel life and disposal.... go figure.

4/11/2008 10:31:35 AM

ok


edit:

yeh nucular energy is the answer here for the long term.
don't the solar companies offer you deals though, so when your panels die they replace them??

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4/11/2008 10:33:22 AM

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"i like being comfortable ok? 70 degrees all the time."

me too, but in the winter i keep it at 65 (that is comfortable to me, i'm warm natured) and in the summer i'll probably keep it at 72.



i'd also like to take this time to pose the question... if my power bill, the bill that pays to keep my computer, appliances, tv, lights, etc. on, is only $36, why the hell is my cable bill $60 a month (not including RR)? there's hardly anything worth watching on there anyway, but just enough to almost make me keep it.

4/11/2008 10:36:05 AM

hahah i agree! my cable bill is $texas... but i <3 my hbo...


we should all get refunds to for the writer's strike b.s.

4/11/2008 10:42:16 AM

I just saved a bunch of money by switching my car insurance to

4/11/2008 10:47:39 AM

i got to thinking about that cable bill rant and called TW to ask for a better rate. now my bill is $99 after taxes when it was about $125 after taxes, but i do have to sign a 2 year contract. plus the rate will go up "a couple dollars" for year 2. i am going to read the contract whenever they mail it and if it doesn't look good i have 60 days to opt out, but saving $25 a month seems like a good thing so far.

fyi, the early termination fee is up to $150, with $15 coming off of that number each quarter.

4/11/2008 12:14:00 PM

one tip on how to save on your power bill is to use low wattage bulbs. i use only one lamp at any given time in any given room with a 60 watt bulb. also, i don't use light unless i can't see shit, otherwise i will squint to see it unless i absolutely need some light. hth.

4/11/2008 1:05:46 PM