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Why is the enery bill at my new house so high?
My wife and I just bought a new house - it's in the same basic region and has the same utility companies as the old house, but the energy bills are nearly double! The gas bill is high, but electric is even higher. I think it's mostly the extensive yard lighting that is on 4 hours every night (the previous owners put it in, and we're having trouble getting it to shut off and yet still be able to use our front steps safely at night), but my wife isn't so sure. Does anyone have any idea what the drain could be? We're not being wasteful, and I don't think it's the heating, because that's done with the gas part. Thanks!
I appreciate the answers so far. A couple details - we reduced our heating using a woodburning stove and it didn't seem to impact the bill much. Also, we don't have the option of letting the house get too cold - we have a 5-month-old in the house. Thanks
7 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Well heaters need electricity to run, so that could be part of the problem. Is your furnace running a lot? If your house is poorly insulated then the heat will escape out the roof, and the furnace will have to run a lot more. Or you could need a new furnace, if yours is really old it might not be very energy efficient. My family has a couple of apartments and we significantly lowered heating/ electric bills by getting more efficient furnaces.
- ?Lv 41 decade ago
Try putting your heat to a lower temp. and when you leave the house (work) turn it down as well. It can be very expensive. My fiance and I live in a very tiny house and usually aren't here for many hours but our elec. bill runs anywhere from $80.00-$140. This is our temp. set at 53 at night and while we're at work. When we're here showering/watching tv/eating its usually at 62. Our elec. company is a rip off but we can't do much about it.
You could also try to use space heaters just for the rooms that u'r using at the time, like a living room/kitchen.
Other than that, I'm not sure. I wish u good luck and stay warm!!
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Maybe your new house is poorly insulated? Maybe your a/c and/or heating unit is really old and needs to be replaced? Do you have 2 floors in your new house vs. 1 in your old house? That makes a big difference...
Also- are your appliances new? Old ones can eat up electricity.... are your windows old? Again the insulation thing...
- Anonymous1 decade ago
call your utility company , see if your nor being over charged , call your local news channel say your being robbed by your utility company , look for energy robbers like the hot water heater running all the time that is a big energy zapper , i turn mine off everyday , un plug items in your house that you dont use all the time
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- 1 decade ago
there could be several things that factor:
-Size of the house compared to your last one
I-nsulation in the walls and atic
-Temperature that you have the house set at
-what type of wahter heater and do you take long showers or hot baths
-how many lights are on in the house (computers)
-washing'drying clothes
