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Originally Posted by CampbellsTransgressions
Don't worry, you can always reduce your utility bills by getting rid of your refrigerator, freezer, washer, dryer, and oven.
Then you can replace your windows to get your natural gas down. It might take 20 years to pay off though.
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This is more true than we realize. Over the last few years I have jumped on the LED bulb bandwagon. Replaced about 40 50-60w bulbs in my house. I have been tracking our electricity bill to see if any savings have been achieved. Nope. Our consumption and bill has gone up.
Why? Kids. Now we use the washer, dryer, dishwasher, oven, even heat/cooling way more. It eclipses any form of savings from those $15 bulbs. Not saying they are not worth it, but the sheer volume of electricity the dryer alone uses kills off any minor savings from things like light bulbs. Even 40 of them.
Until they can get the electricity down on those things we'll just all be paying more for little benefit.