From: esp@snet.n   
      
   On 12/27/2025 7:13 PM, Frank wrote:   
   > On 12/27/2025 2:27 PM, Ed P wrote:   
   >> About 18 months ago my thermostat died.  It was replaced by a   
   >> Honeywell that keeps temperature more accurate, but has some other   
   >> features.  This is used with a heat pump.   
   >>   
   >> It has an app on the phone that I can use to change  or program it   
   >> with, but, it also track hours run each day.   
   >>   
   >> In 2025, I used heat for 60 hours.  That was last Jan and Feb, nothing   
   >> this season but Wednesday will be chilly.   
   >>   
   >> For cooling, it ran 1575 hours.  I keep the AC at 77 during the day,   
   >> 75 at bedtime.  When I was away for 2 weeks, it was set to 80.   
   >>   
   >> Electric bill for the year $1015.  Heat, cooling, lighting. A bit less   
   >> than the previous year.   
   >>   
   >> Gas is used for hot water, cooking, grilling, clothes dryer.  There is   
   >> a monthly fee just to have the meter, $229 for the year, actual gas   
   >> use $98.83.  This is for one person.   
   >>   
   >> I imagine I track things like that more than most people, but I'm   
   >> curious about it.  Climate is west coast Florida.   
   >   
   > Here in northern Delaware I just got this from power company.   
   >   
   > These top categories made up $350 of your energy cost this bill   
   > Heating   
   > $243   
   >   
   > Appliances   
   > $77   
   >   
   > Water Heating   
   > $30   
   >   
   > We are 100% electric with heat pump, 2 years old since oil furnace bit   
   > the dust.  I set temps at 71 in winter and 75 summer. Power company   
   > sends notes in summer that I use 90% less than average but in winter   
   > note says 90% more.   
   >   
   > Wife likes it warm and often runs space heater in her bedroom at night   
   > which is a chunk of the heating cost.  House is 3,000 sq,ft. heated space.   
      
   Your temperatures are reasonable.  When I was in CT, summer was 75,   
   winter was 70, bedtime 66.  For heat, we used 800 gallons of oil.  Now   
   it is in the $3 range. That did hot water too. 2200 sq ft.   
      
   This house is 1600 sq ft. well insulated.   
      
   I've become accustomed to the heat, age may be a factor too.  I remember   
   my wife's Uncle Pat sitting out on the porch on a 90 degree day wearing   
   a sweater.   
      
   Looking at the forecast, I will probably turn some heat on middle of   
   next week.   
      
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