How much is your Electric Bill last month ??

[EyeReef]

563.94

3 chillers, 4 tanks, atleast 1500 watts in lighting..
central air...
lcds and plasmas
...energy guzzler

lets see some pix of those tanks!!:beer:

 

[elvis142]

$200 or so bucka

 

[SavetheReef]

mine ranges around $115 to $145. but i ran the central a/c for about 4-5 days this month for about 3-4 hrs each time. i think ill get a $200 bill this month

 

[shapermike]

Mine is $877 Central A/C set at 78. Fish, kids, dog, cats, guinea pig and me are all happy BUT Wife not so much..

 

[MechaSamurai]

Mine is $877 Central A/C set at 78. Fish, kids, dog, cats, guinea pig and me are all happy BUT Wife not so much..

Ouch! What makes it so much?:dontknow:

 

[djrice69]

877 omgz thats crazy

 

[djrice69]

electric company are making a killing on us

 

[psykokid]

I keep the ac set to between 78-80 all the time, 96W PC's w/ 175W MH. Last month was 70 something, this month is 80 something. Not tool bad. We got a new AC unit last summer and that really helped out our edison bill alot.

 

[bergzy]

Solar is great. But it cost a lot upfront and does NOT financially make sense to me.

solar panels make sense for some and not so for others.

if you plan to stay in your house for at least 6 to 10 years. then it is a maybe. if you plan to move a lot...then it doesnt make sense at all.

i have solar panels sized to cut my electrical usage by half which in turns decreases my electricity bill by 2/3rds. return on investment was set about 9 years but with edison's constant rate hikes and tiering system, i am now down to about 5 1/2 years.

i have contemplated a larger system to lower my electrical bill lower and lower but the roi is not practical for me. a 0$ bill usually takes the longest for roi but is very satisfying to see. having a 0$ bill also means that ones system may be too large and that the you are paying edison for the excess electricity you generated. that is, if your utility company is edison...which has a clause stating that they will not pay you for any excess electricity that you generate that is fed back to the grid. again, if your pv system is connected to the grid...like mine is.

when i got my system, it was $2.80 per watt rebate...now it is back up to $3.80 per watt rebate. a great time to install solar if you are thinking about it.

 

[therapy]

over 400 bucks and the air conditioner hasent come on ONCE this summer. My fish are happy we are hot !!

 

[ASommers]

$312 living in an apartment, 6 54W T5, Dart pump, Quiet one pump, and octopus skimmer. Ac @ 74'. Man it sounds like I'm getting screwed somewhere!