[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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