electricity???

Question

whats the avrage KILOWATTS used in a 1 bedroom??.and by the way everything is eletric-even the stove....and only 1 adult living there....

Answer 1

You can contact your electric utility and ask them to give you a usage history for your location. A lot depends on lifestyle. AC thermostat should never be altered more than a few degrees at a time. Biggest consumption is going drastic changes, as in off to 70, etc. Cook stoves, large ovens especially, use a lot of energy. So total - anywhere between 350 & 1000 kilowatts per month depending on how conservatively you live.

Answer 2

Your data is printed on the bill. It is difficult to say, especially with the wide swings in climate we have here. Think of this, though, and extrapolate from here:

Everyone's stove is different. Do you use one burner or two when you cook? What about the microwave? How many lights do you have on? The average bulb is 60 watts.

Your big bill killer is air conditioning. If you are in an apartment, no one can give you an average consumption reading. They are sized to the unit (and one bedrooms go from 600 to 1200 square feet) and the older they are, the less efficient they are. In addition, you being upstairs or down is a big variable.

My advice is to reduce A/C use by coupling it with ceiling fans and table fans. Here in my condo, my wife and I have used to heat maybe 4 or 5 times this winter, but still, that is a big user. Consider dressing "for the season" too.

One thing you could do is contact Reliant Energy. They might actually have statistics for consumption by the square foot or by the size of unit. I actually doubt it, but people keep stats about everything nowadays.

Answer 3

It depends on the square footage and if you live up stairs or down stairs. Also, there's shade? Are you home alot? Say you live in an apt. that's 800 sq. ft. on the bottom floor, no shade, and are home for about 10 hours a day. It would probably run 900. I know some ways you can save money though. Make sure your apt. has proper weather stripping on door(s) and windows. When you leave the apt. don't turn it on off leave it at 70 - 75 auto because when you turn it on off it has to work harder to cool the apt. off. I also heard to keep the coils clean and clean behind your fridge it will lower your bill by 10%. I don't if his will help you but it has helped me!

Answer 4

i dont know about kilowatts, but when i lived in a similar situation my electric bill in the summer was around $100. but the thing that will kill you is how much heat and a/c you use.

Answer 5

If you find out where your meter is, you can read your meter yourself. The more electricity you use the higher your bill is. Also you can compare prices at the different electric companies.