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Old 11-15-2019, 07:52 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by upthesaukee View Post
No mini splits. No AC. All our lighting is LEDs. There's only the two of us. FWIW, our electric is NHEC. We do 3-6 loads of wash per week, and generally use the dishwasher once a week.

Past winters we heated primarily with wood. This year we are heading with oil. We keep the thermostat at 64, and have a Lasko electric tower heater in the LR. Room has a high ceiling and we keep the ceiling fan blowing up on low (as we did with w/stove).

Just got our electric bill for the past month, and it is only $85.

We are looking ahead with apprehension to see what Dec Jan Feb brings.

Dave
Well our current NHEC bill is way over yours at $91. The $6 delta must be the 3 mini split heat pumps that keep us at 70 deg, the electric stove (my strong preference as the cook), the electric dryer and the dishwasher.

In mid winter we will kick in the pellet stove and use a zone of our new System 2000 oil fired boiler.

As for stoves we have an electric with glass cooktop. We just got back from a trip in our travel trailer and had to suffer with a gas stove. Much slower to boil a pot of water. Can't get a very low setting to cook rice without boiling it. No residual heat on the burner for cooking hard boiled eggs. A PITA to clean. Anyway, just my opinion

Alan
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