I'm curious how I compare with others in my natural gas usage.
I used 120 therms in the past 30 days (about 4 therms per day). HOW MANY THERMS DID YOU USE LAST MONTH?
I do realize that there are _many_ factors that affect usage but there is only one number for your final usage. That's what I'd like to compare.
I should note that California alots only 2 therms a day for baseline costs of about $1.22 per therm (plus 5 cents per therm PPP Surcharge); so apparently I'm consuming double the natural gas energy California allows (regardless of home size or number of people) for base rates.
The over-baseline charges are $1.37 per therm plus that same 5 cents per therm additional charge for poor people (i.e., the California Gas PPP Surcharge).
Does ANYONE actually use just 2 therms per day for their gas furnace and hot-water heater for two people living in a small 1,500 sqft house?
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I'm only one person but I average about 5 therms a month. In the winter it's slightly more.
Anthony
"Donna Ohl, Grady Volunteer Coordinator" wrote in message news:yvItj.756$ snipped-for-privacy@newssvr22.news.prodigy.net...
We use about 100MCF per year for 2600 square feet. We used 22.3 or almost a
1/4 of our yearly usage last month.That was with a 37.7 average daily temperature. That should be our coldest 4 weeks of the winter. Knock on wood! :)
To be fair, I was home more during the day than normal so I over-rode the setback more.
Once upon a time I could convert therms to MCF but that is long since forgotten.
10.31 therms = 1 MCF
Wow. 5 therms a month is extremely low, it seems to me.
The US Department of Energy assumes the "average" houshold uses a bit less than 1/2 a therm a day *just* for the water heater alone!
43,302 kJ/day = 41,045 Btu/day = 0.4105 therm/dayThat would be 15 therms a month just for hot water for the average household in America. I wonder if Europe uses the same amount?
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FWIW, we used 43 MCF last year. About half that was for cooking and hot water, and the other half for heating (but it's pretty warm here in Texas).
FWIW, we're apparently almost exactly average.
I wonder if Europe uses the same amount?
Mine isn't billed in therms, but in cubic feet; between the two houses,
21600 in January.
Since we just went through water usage, let me preempt the next inquiries:
Electricity 1,011 KWH Sewer $23.04 Garbage pickup $29.00 Tax $15.01
As above, that's for two houses, total of about 1900 square feet, one occupant.
Gary
My bill states 27 days in the last billing period. 158ccf is the amount of natural gas that I am being billed for. Is that the same unit you are referencing?
In my city (CT, USA) we have to contract with a private company for trash removal. There are about a half dozen companies to choose from, and the price is very close for all of them We pay $24 per month for weekly trash and recycling pickup.
I should probably have mentioned 30degrees F average daily temperature for this billing period. 2200 Square foot house, everyone home all day long, this includes heat and hot water.
I use about 5-7 a month for two people in a small house during the summer, but that includes a stove and dryer as well. I think about 90 a month for a cold winter month, and this is in a 1948 house that is pretty much uninsulated except for the attic floor.
nate
Roughly, yes. Your local utility can adjust the ratio though.
"Donna Ohl, Grady Volunteer Coordinator" wrote in message news:yvItj.756$ snipped-for-privacy@newssvr22.news.prodigy.net...
Well if you don't pay attention to climate, you're data is going to be 'all over the map'.
My bill for last month was 155 therms for a 2600 sqft house and family of four (gas laundry, gas water heater, gas stove, gas furnace). That's about
5.2 Therm/day. Mind you, in upstate NY we average about 1200 degree-days in January alone. So I average about 0.11 Therms/degree-day. My neighbors think that's a pretty low bill for January.daestrom
FWIW, out gas bill comes with averages so you can compare. For November, their average was just under 30 ccf with an average temp of
44 F
My pickup is by the city; with two houses, I pay two fees for one person. It's a flat rate per address, and I generate so little that I put out perhaps one can a month. Someone who puts out one every month pays the same as I do. No way around it, though.
Gary
Don in Tracy, Calif.
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Only in Calforny what the hell is a therm come from Canada and never heard such a term take it it is to rate you energy use why not just double the rates and wear sweaters. We are at -29 celius right now and our gas meters are spinning away to the gas companies delight.
To each their own. I suppose we'll keep therms and you can keep Flesh Freeze Times.
Jeff
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