From: "@frank.net   
      
   On 12/27/2025 8:47 PM, Ed P wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   I agree age is a factor.  I cannot tolerate hot and cold as much as when   
   I was younger.  I recall a long time ago, my first time in Florida   
   around St. Petersburg, temperature was 70 and I was walking on the beach   
   in a bathing suit and saw older residents in coats, hats and gloves.   
      
   OTOH I recall first time in LA hearing a waiter complain that   
   temperature was going to drop to 50 degrees that evening but he was   
   prepared with a down jacket.   
      
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