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Old 09-22-2010, 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by ajbrown View Post
I just got my bill from SECO. My two vacant months so far this year were:
$58 (12 KWH/day) and $71 (16 KWH/day).
The same periods last year were:
$48 (11 KWH/day) and $53 (11 KWH/day).
Interesting data. I need to first verify there is not a refrigerator open , but it is unclear to me why it is higher. Has it been hotter or more humid?

FWIW, I also use a humidistat. The thermostat is set to 80 and the humidistat to 60.

It was a very hot summer...and very humid, more than the past few summers I've been here. I live fairly close to Mallory. Rates may have gone up, I haven't really checked, but you can take a look at your bill. Also, the energy surcharge or whatever it's called could be higher this summer than last. Some years it was a credit for us, but this year it wasn't.
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