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Back in June I posted a blog about what we have our thermostat set on. You can find that article here. We had recently upped our thermostat to 78, and we're having some trouble getting used to it. What we had no trouble getting used to was our very low electric bills. Our bills were half of what most of our neighbors were. I think I can deal with getting a little hot if it means extra money in my pocket each month.
At the time I posted a survey on this site asking what others had their thermostats set to, and I was a little surprised at the findings. 50 percent of the respondents had their thermostats set somewhere between 75 and 80 degrees. It was split with 25 percent saying they kept it between 78 and 80, and the other 25 percent keeping it between 75 and 77. Most of the time when I tell people I keep my thermostat at 78, they look at me like I'm crazy, so it was nice to see I wasn't the only crazy one. We did have one crazy person though, they said they kept their thermostat above 80. How crazy is that? I'm just gonna guess they live up north, and don't have many hot days.
Another 25 percent kept their thermostat between 69 and 71, and 18 percent kept it between 72 and 74. These are the people that like staying cool and comfortable during the summer, and don't mind paying for it. Surprisingly, no one choose any thing under 69 degrees. I thought there would be at least one die hard person that would keep it at 68 or below. I know a few of my friends that keep it at those levels, and we always have to wear jackets when we visit their house. What amazes me, is these are often the people who can't figure out why their electric bills are so high. Kinda funny.
We're now moving out of the summer months, and headed towards fall. I'm sure some of you are excited about that. I personally like the warm weather, but I enjoy fall as well. I just hate those wet and rainy winters. But fall means even lower electric bills, so I can't complain. It also means Christmas is right around the corner. I hope you've been saving up. I know I have.
What's your favorite season of the year? Why?
At the time I posted a survey on this site asking what others had their thermostats set to, and I was a little surprised at the findings. 50 percent of the respondents had their thermostats set somewhere between 75 and 80 degrees. It was split with 25 percent saying they kept it between 78 and 80, and the other 25 percent keeping it between 75 and 77. Most of the time when I tell people I keep my thermostat at 78, they look at me like I'm crazy, so it was nice to see I wasn't the only crazy one. We did have one crazy person though, they said they kept their thermostat above 80. How crazy is that? I'm just gonna guess they live up north, and don't have many hot days.
Another 25 percent kept their thermostat between 69 and 71, and 18 percent kept it between 72 and 74. These are the people that like staying cool and comfortable during the summer, and don't mind paying for it. Surprisingly, no one choose any thing under 69 degrees. I thought there would be at least one die hard person that would keep it at 68 or below. I know a few of my friends that keep it at those levels, and we always have to wear jackets when we visit their house. What amazes me, is these are often the people who can't figure out why their electric bills are so high. Kinda funny.
We're now moving out of the summer months, and headed towards fall. I'm sure some of you are excited about that. I personally like the warm weather, but I enjoy fall as well. I just hate those wet and rainy winters. But fall means even lower electric bills, so I can't complain. It also means Christmas is right around the corner. I hope you've been saving up. I know I have.
What's your favorite season of the year? Why?
2 comments:
I wonder about your survey respondents. Our temp is set to 85. We live in TX, in a full electric house, and have reduced our biggest bill of the year to just a bit over $200. Can't imagine what it would be on 78 (or even lower)!
I like when we don't have to run heat or A/C - days between 65 and 85 degrees! Which is perhaps 3 months total here.
That's crazy. But I'm guessing Texas electricity rates are probably a lot different.
We keep our's at 78 and right now I'm burning up. If it wasn't for our ceiling fans we'd be in trouble. Thanks for the comment.
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