tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post2210557768864253880..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Super energy savingsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-22105090157026753672007-11-18T04:37:00.000-08:002007-11-18T04:37:00.000-08:00You are (cheerfully, it seems) chasing around the ...<I>You are (cheerfully, it seems) chasing around the house and turning stuff off after the kids absentmindedly leave it on. There are a ton of folks out there who won't- or even can't- do that. And they're not cheerful about it.<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>I read somewhere that if we JUST did stuff like this the world would be okay. There's no need to become luddites, suffer deprivation or anything. JustOldnovicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17714134603537886606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-79500592811392517282007-11-17T16:13:00.000-08:002007-11-17T16:13:00.000-08:00You are so lucky to be paying only 2.5 cents per K...You are so lucky to be paying only 2.5 cents per KwH Crunchy. Here we pay 22.5 cents. It's a luxury just to read at night. I have cut everything way way down but my bills are still going up as our fuel adjustment here is criminal. I am opening the new bill.......GAAAAH. It's $71.79 for only 320 KwH. I think I will sell the refrigerator and read in the daytime only.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-13795123750935256552007-11-16T15:29:00.000-08:002007-11-16T15:29:00.000-08:00You are putting me to shame, Crunchy! You shoul...You are putting me to shame, Crunchy! You should be very proud!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-52382773701934123932007-11-16T15:11:00.000-08:002007-11-16T15:11:00.000-08:00~sigh~ I wish we were anywhere close to that low ...~sigh~ I wish we were anywhere close to that low of usage of electricity, or amount paid. I just checked our last bill, and we used 1572 kilowatts and paid $210!. And that was a cooler month here in TX! You don't even want to know what it is like around here in summer, say late August. (Oh, and did I mention the horribly energy inefficient doors and window we have in our ALL electric house?)~Sheliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10452434203513909008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-86342995850872358652007-11-16T13:33:00.000-08:002007-11-16T13:33:00.000-08:00We're two in a one bedroom apartment and use about...We're two in a one bedroom apartment and use about 90kwh/month. But our oven is gas, and our washing machine is in shared space, off of our meter.<BR/><BR/>Our gas is about $20 and electric about $10/month. Our refrigerator uses the most electricity. I know this because when we leave the country for a few weeks at a time, our bill barely changes. I wish we had a smaller one (no, I'm not doing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-84169118891811295972007-11-16T09:36:00.000-08:002007-11-16T09:36:00.000-08:00WOW... there is a lot of information in this post ...WOW... there is a lot of information in this post and in the comments. I am taking notes. I am ashamed to say I don't even know what we pay. My husband pays the bills and I just don't worry about it. I do know it is expensive due to his griping about it. I'll have to implement these great ideas!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-19497130218790495292007-11-16T08:59:00.000-08:002007-11-16T08:59:00.000-08:00Thanks for the inspiration to keep going against t...Thanks for the inspiration to keep going against the masses - at least at my house. My family is constantly groaning at me for harping on them to turn off the lights when they leave a room and shut the back door all the way even if they are headed out for "just a minute."<BR/>It all adds up!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103167694603570050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-84605544988318552932007-11-16T08:38:00.000-08:002007-11-16T08:38:00.000-08:00We used 464 kWh last month and were charged $76.00...We used 464 kWh last month and were charged $76.00. They just almost doubled our electric charges a few months ago. We are definitely freezing out buns here! I'm not enjoying it, I HATE the cold, but I'm surviving.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920326845870515381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-587084265354831572007-11-16T08:31:00.000-08:002007-11-16T08:31:00.000-08:00Dude - get ready to faint -we use an average of 90...Dude - get ready to faint -we use an average of 900-1200 kwh monthly and never pay less than $150 for our electricity. This includes two of our outbuildings (one of which has motion detection lighting, the other we turn on/off every day) and the aeration system for our pond, which needs to run every day, all year.<BR/><BR/>The only plus for me is that since I signed up for 100% renewable energy, QThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15544956727530046973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-27819407115414568272007-11-16T07:41:00.000-08:002007-11-16T07:41:00.000-08:00Great job! I just added up last year's savings on...Great job! <BR/>I just added up last year's savings on natural gas from doing a "Freeze Yer Buns" style winter last year. It was quite substantial! <BR/>(And, previous to putting in the programmable thermostat, we had kept it at 62º anyway!... the savings is in dropping it at night!)Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17377889829748572675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-51294130498008888572007-11-16T07:22:00.000-08:002007-11-16T07:22:00.000-08:00Yes, we have very cheap electricity in WA state - ...Yes, we have very cheap electricity in WA state - mostly from the hydroelectric. The rates have been creeping up but we pay nowhere near what a lot of people pay.<BR/><BR/>rechelle - Mister Crunchy definitely does not run around nekkid given the lowish temperatures in the house. Well, that and the fishbowl windows. I'm sure the parents and the kids walking by from our local school wouldn't Crunchy Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612320939936593420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-74017262747131094082007-11-16T07:16:00.000-08:002007-11-16T07:16:00.000-08:00All the little steps add up. That was the big les...All the little steps add up. That was the big lesson I learned from the Tightwad Gazette books. It works for the budget and it works for resource use. Our water, electric, and gas bills have all gone down, yet our quality of life has not suffered as a result. :)Chilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406176434011890590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-40013227722545426082007-11-16T07:14:00.000-08:002007-11-16T07:14:00.000-08:00You put your finger on one of the things that prev...You put your finger on one of the things that prevents some folks from really tackling home energy conservation- you have to actually pay attention to it. Forever.<BR/><BR/>You are (cheerfully, it seems) chasing around the house and turning stuff off after the kids absentmindedly leave it on. There are a ton of folks out there who won't- or even can't- do that. And they're not cheerful about Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-53119864868885015862007-11-16T07:09:00.000-08:002007-11-16T07:09:00.000-08:00Are you sayin that Mister Cruncy is runnin around ...Are you sayin that Mister Cruncy is runnin around nekkid? Wait until your kids get a little older - you will only remind them to bathe when you can smell the ripeness from across the room.Rechellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00275733611928121275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-48433934509146859822007-11-16T05:56:00.000-08:002007-11-16T05:56:00.000-08:00We used 456 kWh and our bill is $70.17. (sigh)We used 456 kWh and our bill is $70.17. (sigh)Oldnovicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17714134603537886606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-37038735611459676192007-11-16T05:31:00.000-08:002007-11-16T05:31:00.000-08:00That's great! Seattle has cheap electricity thoug...That's great! Seattle has cheap electricity though (lived there for 10 years). I got my electricity bill yesterday. I used 384 kwh and was charged 31 dollars....Deb Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729615248033326334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-3755452523775970342007-11-15T22:09:00.000-08:002007-11-15T22:09:00.000-08:00Wow that's awesome! We stopped using the heat dry ...Wow that's awesome! We stopped using the heat dry on the dishwasher and we have switched out a lot of the light bulbs. I have been trying to be better about lighting up the apartment like a Christmas tree. But, just now I mentioned it to dh and he just said, "are you kidding we get a Christmas card from the electric company!" I guess he doesn't notice my efforts!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04764437077561164662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-39158388118864501822007-11-15T21:12:00.000-08:002007-11-15T21:12:00.000-08:00Wow! $25 for a family of four Chickens?! That's a...Wow! $25 for a family of four Chickens?! That's amazing! If I could figure out how to learn my roommate to turn off lights and unplug things we might make some more progress.Miss Subhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807393272869913743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-6960116664693302812007-11-15T20:54:00.000-08:002007-11-15T20:54:00.000-08:00I think my (very frugal) hubby may just decide tha...I think my (very frugal) hubby may just decide that the crunchy wagon is really worth his time once he reads this post! As of late, he's been convinced that no one in the Northwest is crazy enough (other than his wife) to put the heat below 62, just to "save a few cents." Thanks for letting the world peer in on your efforts! I hope Mr. Crunchy constantly improves in health and vitality!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com