If you've talked to me in the past two months you've already heard my success story of taking my home from 1200+ kilowatt-hours last June to just 200 kilowatt-hours this June.
Here's what I did:
- Stopped using AC. Our family and pets are in the basement during the day with fans.
- Reduced the use of the dryer. Clothes are hung in the yard to dry. Towels are in the dryer for 50% of the time and moved to the line outside to finish drying.
- Turned off lights at night. The street lights outside light up our entire house.
- Updated light bulbs.
My electric bill went from several hundred to just $36. It seems difficult to believe but I still have an extensive insulation project and I intend to start reducing my standby powered items by unplugging everything.
