I don’t think our electricity is metered anymore. They just average out by sq ft and charge us that way. I put in s “high efficiency” furnace and AC. No change in my bill YoY.
We put in all new efficiency windows and doors. No change in bills.
I AM METERED. MY USAGE IS EASY TO SEE ON MY BILL & FOLLOW IT THRU THE MONTHS.
I HAVE CEILING FANS THAT RUN ALL SUMMER. NO AC.
MY PROPANE FURNACE RUNS ALL WINTER.
I HAVE ELECTRIC CLOTHES DRYER-—BUT ONLY 1 IN HOUSEHOLD MEANS LAUNDRY ABOUT EVERY 2 WEEKS.
PROPANE COOKING & HOT WATER. DISHWASHER.
ELECTRIC FENCING FOR LIVESTOCK-—OVER 2 1/2 MILES OF HOT WIRE USES VERY LITTLE POWER-—FENCE ‘PULSES’-CLICK-CLICK-CLICK, ETC.
HAVE 2 REF-FREEZERS—2 UPRIGHT FREEZERS- MULTIPLE TV’S—
DO NOT USE HAIR DRYER OR “CURLING IRON”.
HAVE LAPTOP & HP PRINTER & MULTIPLE DESK CALCULATORS.
GARAGE/SHOP IS 220 AND HAS FLUORESCENT LIGHTING..6 UNITS.
POWER BILL RUNS UNDER AVERAGE OF $80 A MONTH OVER ENTIRE YEAR.ABOUT 16 CENTS A KILOWATT HOUR. RURAL N NEVADA HIGH DESERT. NO COMPLAINTS YET.
INCOMING DATA CENTERS MAY CHANGE THAT.
I live in Central NY State, in a small apartment building. I have a small gas furnace inside the apartment, along with A/C. I have a thermostat that I control, but we don’t have meters in our apartments. The meters for each apartment are locked in a room in the basement. Maybe about a year ago, National Grid notified us that they had installed “smart meters” in place of the old ones. I get my bill electronically and pay it every month.