09-14-2011, 01:36 PM
We moved a year ago from rural Washington coast. We went from the nations cheapest electricity to the nations most expensive electricity.
We have virtually the same square footage that we did in Washington state. We don't use electric heat or an electric air conditioner here and we did in Washington. We had incandescent bulbs and watched a lot more TV, had older less efficient appliances and were indoors a lot more than here in Hawaii. Our monthly bill average in Washington was $45 in the summer months. Our most expensive summer month was $60. Our winter high bill was $95 month.
Here our bills are $200 - $250 and we don't use the dryer, have all new appliances, are outside all day, stopped watching tv, have all florescent lights and a solar water heater. Go figure.
BUT WE LIVE IN PARADISE and it is so worth it to be outside every day. We love it here, but hate the high cost of Hawaii electricity.
We have virtually the same square footage that we did in Washington state. We don't use electric heat or an electric air conditioner here and we did in Washington. We had incandescent bulbs and watched a lot more TV, had older less efficient appliances and were indoors a lot more than here in Hawaii. Our monthly bill average in Washington was $45 in the summer months. Our most expensive summer month was $60. Our winter high bill was $95 month.
Here our bills are $200 - $250 and we don't use the dryer, have all new appliances, are outside all day, stopped watching tv, have all florescent lights and a solar water heater. Go figure.
BUT WE LIVE IN PARADISE and it is so worth it to be outside every day. We love it here, but hate the high cost of Hawaii electricity.
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