[Greenbuilding] So, you think you can top this?
Richard Garbary
richard6 at gmail.com
Sun Dec 9 07:49:21 CST 2012
Paul:
And I'm guessing this consumption would be attributable to incandescent
lighting and possibly a well pump based on .338 watt hours per day. I
remember visiting the Port Hood area back in the 1960's. Most rural homes
had wood stoves for space and water heating and hydro for lights, fridge,
and a radio. Water came from a hand pump and outhouses were the norm on
many farms. I own 131 acres on the Upper Southwest Mabou River near Port
Hood.
https://maps.google.com/?ll=45.957654,-61.379499&spn=0.0162,0.042272&t=h&z=15
That "square" of trees in the middle defines the property lines. Hasn't
been cut in my lifetime. By some, it might even be defined as "old growth"!
Thanks for sharing that and bringing back some fond memories.
Richard
2011 Census data:
Census Division State Number of Consumers Average Monthly Consumption
(kWh)Price (Cents per Kilowatthour)Monthly Bill (Dollar and cents)New
England 6,189,70163915.89$101.60
Connecticut 1,453,86474018.11$134.07
Maine 701,33552115.38$80.09
Massachusetts 2,693,54863314.67$92.92New
Hampshire 599,53261916.52$102.28Rhode
Island 432,43060314.33$86.44
Vermont 308,99257316.26$93.19Middle
Atlantic 15,694,78371915.80$113.60New
Jersey 3,457,32570916.23$115.04New
York 6,987,63161118.26$111.59
Pennsylvania 5,249,82787013.26$115.33East
North Central 19,559,82581611.79$96.26
Illinois 5,089,44977011.78$90.80
Indiana 2,744,8791,03010.06$103.54
Michigan 4,249,13668313.27$90.63
Ohio 4,874,48291811.42$104.86
Wisconsin 2,601,87970913.02$92.39West
North Central 9,057,98297810.12$98.91
Iowa 1,329,90589810.46$93.94
Kansas 1,215,41198310.65$104.70
Minnesota 2,308,73681310.96$89.14
Missouri 2,693,2611,1129.75$108.39
Nebraska 805,6711,0299.32$95.92North
Dakota 330,7381,1478.58$98.46South
Dakota 374,2601,0359.35$96.78South
Atlantic 25,864,5271,14211.19$127.75
Delaware
398,10997013.70$132.83District
of Columbia 229,45074913.40$100.30
Florida 8,575,8921,13111.51$130.10
Georgia 4,056,1471,18611.05$131.15
Maryland
2,208,0151,03013.31$137.17North
Carolina 4,201,8981,15110.26$118.09South
Carolina 2,101,5851,22111.05$135.01
Virginia
3,225,3951,18310.64$125.86West
Virginia 868,0361,1289.39$105.89East
South Central 8,030,9011,27210.14$128.97
Alabama 2,142,6251,28411.09$142.41
Kentucky 1,928,5231,1759.20$108.16
Mississippi 1,251,6401,28710.17$130.90
Tennessee 2,708,1131,3259.98$132.26West
South Central 14,596,1651,26110.42$131.42
Arkansas 1,328,2861,1799.02$106.27
Louisiana 1,979,1751,3488.96$120.84
Oklahoma 1,667,2231,2219.47$115.61
Texas 9,621,4811,26211.08$139.81
Mountain 8,983,64087910.56$92.87
Arizona 2,575,5861,07011.08$118.62
Colorado 2,141,78071111.27$80.12
Idaho 667,2431,0487.87$82.50
Montana 469,9638719.75$84.97
Nevada 1,067,94489711.61$104.10New
Mexico 856,12866911.00$73.57
Utah 946,4687888.96$70.61
Wyoming 258,5289039.11$82.28Pacific
Contiguous 17,474,16268812.43$85.48
California 13,002,98056714.78$83.70
Oregon 1,633,5519919.54$94.51
Washington
2,837,6311,0688.28$88.41Pacific
Noncontiguous 691,38661027.49$167.74
Alaska 273,85564917.62$114.42
Hawaii 417,53158534.68$202.72U.S.
Total 126,143,07294011.72$110.14
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On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 12:31 AM, Paul Eldridge <
paul.eldridge at ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
> I've always prided myself on being rather stingy in my use of electricity,
> but it appears I'm an unrepentant spendthrift compared to past family
> members. Whilst rummaging through my grandparent's papers, I came across
> the power bill linked below (hand written, no less !), dated September 1st,
> 1948. It covers a 62-day billing cycle and the total amount consumed is a
> whopping TWENTY-ONE kWh !
>
> See: http://i362.photobucket.com/**albums/oo69/HereinHalifax/**
> NSP1948Statement.jpg<http://i362.photobucket.com/albums/oo69/HereinHalifax/NSP1948Statement.jpg>
>
> This wasteful scoundrel hangs his head in shame.
>
> BTW, if anyone thinks 3-cents per kWh is cheap, according to the Bank of
> Canada's Inflation Calculator, 3-cents in 1948 is the equivalent of
> 30-cents today. All things considered, we have it pretty good.
>
> Regards,
> Paul
>
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