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[quote=Anonymous]Energy costs for many people exploded in BGE in the Baltimore area, but there's also the same wide variations in bills you see mentioned on here.

Here's the thing. It's not all due to data centers or rising energy costs in general. Some of it is due to infrastructure rebuilding. Some of it is due to that Maryland has to import energy due to shutting down coal plants with no replacement. But it's also due to that we had an especially colder winter this year, and last year was also a colder than typical winter, following several years of quite mild winters. When temperatures plunge, it costs significantly more to generate the energy. Outdoor temperature drops from 50 to 40 is less intensive on the energy usage than from 40 to 30 or lower.

Then you have the house itself. Huge variation. Do you have great big open windows with no curtains? Do you have open floor plans? Do you have newer windows or good storm windows? Are you shaded by trees or naked open on a lot? How old is your furnace? What insulation do you have?

I have an older property (circa 1930) with original windows, but new furnace, new insulation in the attic, restored windows and high quality energy efficient storm windows, no open floor plan other than the kitchen - breakfast room, and house isn't too exposed to wind chills. All in all, our bills were pretty reasonable given the stories we've heard, and we set our temperature at 68 indoors and down to 63 at night.

I do feel a bit weird that my SFH energy bills seems comparable to what some people have paid for studios in old converted buildings, probably with terribly leaky windows and loft floor plans. But there you go. It's not BGE's fault. [/quote]

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