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Your consumption is still rising because your major components are from 1997 and are becoming less and less efficient as time goes on. Lines gather sediment which increases friction, and therefore power required, and compressors wear, which increases friction, and therefore power required. 1997 probably wasn't a good year for consumers either, because all the energy star stuff was only started in 1992, and the 80's and 90's were a big time for making products last "long enough."I have no gas here, it's all electric. (my hot water is on the oil boiler ).
It seems like my bulb swaps have been a complete waste of time. And at $14 a pop for the led's, a complete waste of money.
I had incandescent bulbs in 2010-11. cfl's in late 2011-1early 13 and led's in most fixtures by this summer.
Yeah, perhaps. They don't really show any signs of dying though. No weird noises... no noticeable running more than they used to (ive been here 6 years now)Your consumption is still rising because your major components are from 1997 and are becoming less and less efficient as time goes on. Lines gather sediment which increases friction, and therefore power required, and compressors wear, which increases friction, and therefore power required. 1997 probably wasn't a good year for consumers either, because all the energy star stuff was only started in 1992, and the 80's and 90's were a big time for making products last "long enough."
Buy a power strip with a switch, and shut off your entertainment center when it is not in use. The idea being the standby power over a long enough timeline will increase your bill. The microcontroller in each component (receiver, television, xbox, dvd, vcr (ha!), dvr) is still running even after you hit the power button.
but you're probably getting raped on the oil bill
No LED bulbs, my wife hates them.
we spent about $2300 last year in oil
get a pellet stove dude.
I spent like $5000 my first winter in the house (oil was also 4.75 or something back then), bought the stove the next year.
now, I spend about $1000 on pellets and about $500 on oil for a whole heating season. sometimes a little more on oil if its REALLY cold. and it's looking to be that way this year. The stove has a hard time keeping the house over 64 when it's in the teens alone. If I was planning to stay here for a while, I'd look into getting a 2nd stove for my lower level, as that's where a lot of the cold air comes in from.