Earlier this month I was pretty excited and posted that I was figured I'd earn myself a new record month. Well folks, I didn't think I'd do THIS good. May's energy results are below:
May 2012 Bill
Total Energy Consumed: 609 kWh
Number of Billing Days: 29
Average Daily Energy Consumption: 21.0 kWh/day
Est. Heating Degree Days: 154 (19 days when HDDs were recorded)
Energy Usage per HDD: 2.59 kWh/HD
Billed: $68.35
May 2013 (4/3 - 5/3) Bill
Total Energy Consumed: 359 kWh (New Monthly Record!)
Number of Billing Days: 30
Average Daily Energy Consumption: 11.97 kWh/day (New Monthly Record!)
% Reduction in Energy Consumption: 43%
Est. Heating Degree Days: 191 (20 days when HDDs were recorded)
Energy Usage per HDD: 1.49 kWh/HD
Billed: $44.69
Bill Savings: $23.66
***APPLAUSE***
"Thank you...thank you....you're wonderful folks..."
These are fantastic numbers. Not only was my energy consumption 43% less than in 2012, but I beat my previous energy low daily energy consumption record (October 2012) by 18% (~14% based on the monthly total).
I would expect next month to produce similar results untill Summer decides to come early. Generally speaking, it's been nice out and our HVAC system has been off. Last weekend, my wife needed to turn on the heat because we had some chilly, rainy days. But it's off again now.
I think my next post, I'm going to run the numbers to see where my ROI stands with my Geothermal. I know my initial assumptions were pretty rosey.
One other reason why I'm thrilled about these results...the thought of getting close to Net Zero...at least on a monthly basis. If were to install 2kW of panels, using PVWatts, it looks like I would produce roughly 291 kWh/month. So I'd be 68 kWh shy of a net zero month. That's a pretty awesome thought!
