| Month | Gas | Water | Electricity | Temps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | $141.19 | $36.64 | $76.12 | 37 |
| Feb | $91.24 | $32.43 | $63.22 | 46 |
| Mar | $58.04 | $36.64 | $61.75 | 52 |
| Apr | $34.27 | $42.45 | $59.66 | 58 |
| May | $32.49 | $84.04 | $72.17 | 66 |
| Jun | $27.59 | $157.75 | $102.07 | 77 |
| Jul | $27.74 | $196.86 | $157.99 | 83 |
| Aug | $29.50 | $177.75 | $148.83 | 77 |
| Sep | $26.08 | $155.03 | $106.34 | 74 |
| Oct | $26.97 | $100.61 | $94.49 | 60 |
| Nov | $45.19 | $62.07 | $64.56 | 48 |
Just updated a spreadsheet where I record monthly expenses, then added average temperatures. The costs are shifted up a month to align with the utilization of the costs. The correlation between temperatures and utilities is expected but still interesting. Some demographics:
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~2200 sqft
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Single story ("Ranch") with finished basement
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2 adults, no kids, ~30 years old
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We keep the utilities towards uncomfortable, opting for fans in the summer and blankets in the winter, and both work during the day so the thermostat goes a little more towards uncomfortable accordingly
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This year I installed a smart sprinkler controller and mostly let it automatically water based on temperatures and whatnot
- A well is being drilled sometime within the next week so it can water a little more freely next year without the associated charges
Anybody else care to share?
Edit: I do not think the water meter is read every month so those are probably not entirely accurate...but assuming they are, it seems $550-600+ went towards watering the yard. That is a lot more than last year, when I manually programmed the old box, and most of my motivation to get a well.
Note: the actual water numbers would suggest more than that but we had people living with us for a total of maybe two months so I offset it some.
December 08, 2017 at 06:59AM
