Because that is what my monthly bill says. Almost $600 total bill...
Is 3,325 KW-Hours of electricity use in a home a lot for a month?
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Depends on so many factors, like size of home, how many electric appliances, etc.
Why not look back to each monthly bill over the past year or two and average out what your monthly usage is?
That is about 4500 watts every hour.
Did you make wide use of air conditioning in the house during the summer months?
3 to 4000 watts of that could easily be your A/C.
Did you make wide use of air conditioning in the house during the summer months?
3 to 4000 watts of that could easily be your A/C.
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The bill also depends on the electric rate in your location. In some U.S. states the rate is much higher than others. For example, in Suffolk County, N.Y. you would probably be paying double (28 cents per KWH) our rate in Raleigh, NC. (13 cents per kwh).
To provide some perspective in our previous home in Cary N.C. which was 4000 sq feet over three levels with three teenagers in the house -- our average monthly electric bill was about $350 per month at 13 cents per KWH. I will note our heat and hot water were gas. Our peak bills were in summer with AC. I expect our electric use averaged about 2,700 KWH per month in this house.
The average American household electric use is 890 kWh per month. However this covers all households of every size.
To provide some perspective in our previous home in Cary N.C. which was 4000 sq feet over three levels with three teenagers in the house -- our average monthly electric bill was about $350 per month at 13 cents per KWH. I will note our heat and hot water were gas. Our peak bills were in summer with AC. I expect our electric use averaged about 2,700 KWH per month in this house.
The average American household electric use is 890 kWh per month. However this covers all households of every size.
3,325 kWh is more than what I use for an entire year. But, as said before, it depends on so many factors that it is impossible to give a general statement.
3325/30/24~ 4618W. You running a welder 24/7 bro? Mining? 6000sqft house w/giant HVAC unit? Go back to swamp cooler, you're in EP.
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Damn, thanks guys. Something has to be wrong. We have a 3600 sq foot house, and run the AC, but not on anything absurdly low, like 73 degrees. Gotta figure out what the problem is...
Jot down the daily reading of your electricity meter for a couple of weeks: see if you use the same amount every day, or whether there are sudden spikes in consumption.