Electric Bill

We received a paper copy of the electric bill in the mail today. The total cost is 67.29 from December 14th until January 3rd. We closed and moved in on December 8th and got the utilities turned on December 14th in our name. The meter reading at the time of connection in our name was 203 KWH. The KWH used at the time of our meter reading was 674.

There was a 40 dollar connect fee, and  9.26 in taxes.
We used 471 kilowatts in electricity according to the bill. This is an actual meter reading.
The cost per KWH is 0.11 for the first 1,000 KWH used.
The cost per KWH is 0,13 for additional KWH after the first 1,000 used.

February's bill is expected to be higher since the heat was used for temps in the 20 and 30's and the meter will be read for the full 30 days of use on February 3rd.

We have an HE washer, HE dryer, a new energy efficient dish washer, use the oven and/or stove every day, have laptops, and phones plugged in. We also have a very small flat screen TV on the entertainment center that is plugged in.

We got our new blinds installed today from Lowe's and hope that the blinds help keep in come of the warmth. We have thermal curtains in the "adult" children's rooms since I felt that these rooms were a bit drafty. The kids told me that their rooms feel warmer now.

The energy company is offering an energy assessment and I would like to have the folks come to our house and do an assessment to see where we could improve on our electric use and costs.