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Originally Posted by legion
I remember people I knew with heat strips have indoor temperatures drop into the 50s and getting power bills in the $600-700 range after that winter.
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My combined electric+gas runs about $70 summer and $160 winter. Only a couple times has it gotten over $200.
1400sq w/basement in MI.
I've invested quite a bit though in retaining heat:
-Energy audit for a couple hundred.
-Double pane windows and heavy curtains for the sliders at night.
-A foot of foam in the attic. Been thinking of adding more.
-Basement and 1/2 floor rim joists also have been foamed. Each can be 20% total loss.
-The previous owner put 4" foam sheet outside of foundation down to the frost line about four feet down.
-Two stage furnace. New 13 seer a/c run only when over 90ish. Floor fans are used otherwise.
-Basement hot water pipes foam wrapped. May wrap the tank as well.
-Spare rooms have grates turned off.
-Thermostat is usually 60-65 but I'll bump it to 67 occasionally.
Drafts and gaps are the first thing which should be fixed.
An infrared thermometer on a cold day and making a total blueprint will help find the losses.