What is your electric bill in the summer?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$35 for a 2000 square foot house with poor insulation.

We are fine with just ceiling fans most of the time. Only 3 or 4 days a month do we run the AC.

We don't use this approach to save money ... we just like to have open windows.

With the right combination of open windows we can sometimes get a gentle breeze to flow through the house. The air feels fresher this way.

How does this help when the dew point has been 75 for weeks?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$35 for a 2000 square foot house with poor insulation.

We are fine with just ceiling fans most of the time. Only 3 or 4 days a month do we run the AC.

We don't use this approach to save money ... we just like to have open windows.

With the right combination of open windows we can sometimes get a gentle breeze to flow through the house. The air feels fresher this way.

How does this help when the dew point has been 75 for weeks?

We manage just fine. My wife and I are rarely bothered by the humidity. We spent several years living in a tropical climate near the equator, without AC, and simply got acclimated to it. Also, ceiling fans do help a great deal. As long as the air is moving, we feel comfortable.

[Anonymous]

Wow I feel better. 3200 sq feet, 1930s house. High velocity AC and ceiling fans. Temp set to 76 which is comfortable to us. Bill about $125 a month.

[Anonymous]

$7200/mo, 20k sf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$7200/mo, 20k sf

If this a single family home or a business?

[Anonymous]

8400SF new build a year old, $350 this month (highest)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow our townhouse is $150 in the summer, and it small 1900 sq ft. It’s from the 90s so not that old. We have new HVAC SO why so expensive? 73 most of the time.

73 is too low and explains the difference between your monthly cost and the post above yours.

We have 2700 square feet in a 100 year old house with 2 zones and our July bill was $120.

We set the thermostat at 76 when we are awake and 78 at night and keep the house comfortable with ceiling fans - I'd say the air is only on a few hours a day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow our townhouse is $150 in the summer, and it small 1900 sq ft. It’s from the 90s so not that old. We have new HVAC SO why so expensive? 73 most of the time.

73 is too low and explains the difference between your monthly cost and the post above yours.

We have 2700 square feet in a 100 year old house with 2 zones and our July bill was $120.

We set the thermostat at 76 when we are awake and 78 at night and keep the house comfortable with ceiling fans - I'd say the air is only on a few hours a day.

why would you keep it at 76 awake and 78 at night? Seems like you'd want to keep it higher when you are not home?

[Anonymous]

We are around $150-200/month with a pre-war house w/ basement and an addition. Probably 2500 sq. ft. in the air-conditioned space. We do keep the thermostat low, and we only have one zone. I think I would get some value out of doing new insulation in the attic space. Maybe a project for the fall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow our townhouse is $150 in the summer, and it small 1900 sq ft. It’s from the 90s so not that old. We have new HVAC SO why so expensive? 73 most of the time.

73 is too low and explains the difference between your monthly cost and the post above yours.

We have 2700 square feet in a 100 year old house with 2 zones and our July bill was $120.

We set the thermostat at 76 when we are awake and 78 at night and keep the house comfortable with ceiling fans - I'd say the air is only on a few hours a day.

It’s b/c of the 3 stories but only one zone — 73 is too cold on lower level but barely cracks down to 77 upstairs.

[Anonymous]

5600 sqft 2 story (78 day/72 night)

[Anonymous]

5600 sqft 2 story (78 day/72 night)

$215

[Anonymous]

$160, 4,000 sf.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whatttt we have a 1000sq ft with a big basement and ours was $250 this month. What am I doing wrong?!

I'm guessing it's older, old insulation, old windows. There are major, major differences in new construction thermal resistance factors.

[Anonymous]

We usually get a refund of a few dollars. $(-3). Solar panels on roof for both sides of East-West facing sunny house.

3100 sqft, SFH.

72 in the day, 68 at night.