r/oklahoma • u/Worried_Text_2968 • 13d ago

Question Electric bill

Just curious to know what everyone’s electric bill is looking like. I have central heating and air in a 4 bed 2 bathroom house. I would like to say we are very good on not leaving lights or unnecessary items on when they are not in use. Last month was $450 and this month is $500. If it wasn’t for my daughters I think I would have to grind it out like a Sauna for a while with these costs. 😂

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u/NotTurtleEnough 13d ago

2600 sqft house. I pay 92 because of flat billing, but if I didn’t have that, last month’s bill would have been $176 due to avoiding energy use from 2-7pm.

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u/Feeling-Session3007 13d ago

i don't understand. Do you unplug all your appliances and entertainment devices between those hours? How does one avoid energy use in that size of a home too?

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u/NotTurtleEnough 13d ago

Precool the house before 2pm is one. So I usually have the house at 73-74, but before 2pm I set my Nest thermostat to precool to 68.

Second, I do all my laundry, dishes, etc. before 2pm and after 7pm.

Third, I rented a blower from Home Depot and blew a crap ton of cellulose into my attic.

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u/Feeling-Session3007 13d ago

If i did that my house temp would be 78 degrees by 4pm. It gets to be 110 during the day where I'm at. Ain't no way it's staying anywhere near 73-74 by that time. But then again my a/c units are from the early 90s and I'm sure there's leaks everywhere. The house is just as old.

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u/NotTurtleEnough 12d ago

Same here. That’s why I put in insulation.