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How many monthly kilowatt hours, including hi-fi, do you use?

I’m proud to say my monthly kilowatt usage is approximately 400 kWh and rises to 450 or so in the summer with air conditioning. Each night use about 4 kwh for my audio gear which includes 30 tubes mostly in amplifiers. Yes this is the worst of my sins using a tube amplifier.

Curious if you know how much you use and if so how much is it?

I’m a big proponent of conserving electricity to help out the planet.

emergingsoul
soix
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The whole green thing is bogus and a political power grab.

Go for a long run in Delhi or Beijing and you may think differently.

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kyguy
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Interdasting question. However, if you keep track of such things, then you probably can’t afford the hobby. Homey don’t give a sh*t how much juice it takes. ;)

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roccity
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I own an EV and drive about 6,000 miles per year. Some stats on my electrical usage:

12-month rolling average usage: 460.25 kWh
12-month rolling average bill: $25.73
12-month rolling average price per kWh: $ 0.0471
Highest price per kWh in last 5 years: $ 0.07083
Least price per kWh in last 5 years: $ 0.03171
Greatest monthly usage in last 5 years: 961 kWh (August 2022)
Largest monthly bill in last 5 years: $60.30 (August 2022)
Least monthly usage in last 5 years: 165 kWh (April 2021)
Smallest monthly bill in last 5 years: $11.10 (May 2021)

I LOVE my local municipal electric company! Each month I pay just for electricity used plus a fixed customer charge, currently $4.67, and zero additional fees.

I don't worry about leaving gear or lights on.

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