# How much electricity do you use in a month?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-electricity-do-you-use-in-a-month/722656>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 16, 2015, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-electricity-do-you-use-in-a-month/722656 "2015-06-16T06:56:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![BeeGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@BeeGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeeGee)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-electricity-do-you-use-in-a-month/722656/21 "2015-06-17T17:17:04Z")

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One bedroom apartment in Austin: 200-300 in then winter. Double that in the summer. AC usually goes on in April or late march and has been known to be running at Thanksgiving. COA says I average 414.

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**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-electricity-do-you-use-in-a-month/722656/22 "2015-06-17T19:24:24Z")

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In the past year, a low of 230 (7 Kwh/day) and a high of 555 (18/day, like due to a summer dehumidifier running amok or at least continuously in the basement). I don’t have electric hot water, so the big users are probably the stove, fridge, and the furnace blower.

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**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-electricity-do-you-use-in-a-month/722656/23 "2015-06-17T20:47:47Z")

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Low of 500 to a high of 800 kWh/month. 1200 sq ft house, gas furnace and water heater, no AC, all LED lighting, gas boiler in floor heat for basement and garage. I’m in the low range for my area.

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**Author:** ![Macca26](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/13edae/32.png) [@Macca26](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Macca26)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-electricity-do-you-use-in-a-month/722656/24 "2015-06-17T21:19:44Z")

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Low of 209, high of 527 for last year with an average of 251. Two persons in an apartment where we don’t pay for heat, hot water, washer, or dryer (well, not separately from rent, anyway) and have a gas stove. What we do pay for is air conditioning in our bedroom so that high point there is smack in the middle of July.

I also had the experience of upgrading from an old, non-energy-efficient appliance to a new, energy star rated appliance. I saw my electricity bill drop by $50 to $100 in the hot months. Considering window air conditioners aren’t that expensive it would’ve paid for itself within two years if it hadn’t been a free hand-me-down from people who no longer needed it.

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