<div>Paul:<br><br></div><div>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. <a href="https://maps.google.com/?ll=45.957654,-61.379499&spn=0.0162,0.042272&t=h&z=15">https://maps.google.com/?ll=45.957654,-61.379499&spn=0.0162,0.042272&t=h&z=15</a> </div>
<div>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"!</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for sharing that and bringing back some fond memories.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Richard</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>2011 Census data:<br><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="559" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:419pt">
<colgroup><col width="139" style="width:104pt"><col width="80" style="width:60pt"><col width="101" style="width:76pt"><col width="112" style="width:84pt"><col width="127" style="width:95pt"></colgroup><tbody><tr height="19" style="min-height:14.25pt">
<td height="19" width="139" style="min-height:14.25pt;width:104pt"> <br>Census Division </td><td width="80" style="width:60pt"></td><td width="101" style="width:76pt"></td><td width="112" style="width:84pt"></td><td width="127" style="width:95pt">
</td></tr><tr height="50" style="min-height:37.5pt"><td height="50" width="139" style="min-height:37.5pt;width:104pt"> State </td><td width="80" style="width:60pt">Number of Consumers </td><td width="101" style="width:76pt">
Average Monthly Consumption (kWh)</td><td width="112" style="width:84pt">Price (Cents per Kilowatthour)</td><td width="127" style="width:95pt">Monthly Bill (Dollar and cents)</td></tr><tr height="21" style="min-height:15.75pt">
<td height="21" width="139" style="min-height:15.75pt;width:104pt">New England </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">6,189,701</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">
639</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">15.89</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$101.60</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">
Connecticut </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">1,453,864</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">740</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">
18.11</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$134.07</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">Maine </td>
<td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">701,335</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">521</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">15.38</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">
$80.09</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">Massachusetts </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">
2,693,548</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">633</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">14.67</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$92.92</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt">
<td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">New Hampshire </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">599,532</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">
619</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">16.52</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$102.28</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">
Rhode Island </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">432,430</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">603</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">
14.33</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$86.44</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">Vermont </td>
<td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">308,992</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">573</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">16.26</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">
$93.19</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">Middle Atlantic </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">
15,694,783</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">719</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">15.80</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$113.60</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt">
<td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">New Jersey </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">3,457,325</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">
709</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">16.23</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$115.04</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">
New York </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">6,987,631</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">611</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">
18.26</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$111.59</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">Pennsylvania </td>
<td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">5,249,827</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">870</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">13.26</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">
$115.33</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">East North Central </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">
19,559,825</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">816</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">11.79</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$96.26</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt">
<td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">Illinois </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">5,089,449</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">
770</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">11.78</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$90.80</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">
Indiana </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">2,744,879</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">1,030</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">
10.06</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$103.54</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">Michigan </td>
<td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">4,249,136</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">683</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">13.27</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">
$90.63</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">Ohio </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">
4,874,482</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">918</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">11.42</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$104.86</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt">
<td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">Wisconsin </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">2,601,879</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">
709</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">13.02</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$92.39</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">
West North Central </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">9,057,982</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">978</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">
10.12</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$98.91</td></tr><tr height="21" style="min-height:15.75pt"><td height="21" width="139" style="min-height:15.75pt;width:104pt">Iowa </td>
<td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">1,329,905</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">898</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">10.46</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">
$93.94</td></tr><tr height="18" style="min-height:13.5pt"><td height="18" width="139" style="min-height:13.5pt;width:104pt">Kansas </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">
1,215,411</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">983</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">10.65</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$104.70</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt">
<td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">Minnesota </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">2,308,736</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">
813</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">10.96</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$89.14</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">
Missouri </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">2,693,261</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">1,112</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">
9.75</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$108.39</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">Nebraska </td>
<td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">805,671</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">1,029</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">9.32</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">
$95.92</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">North Dakota </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">
330,738</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">1,147</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">8.58</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$98.46</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt">
<td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">South Dakota </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">374,260</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">
1,035</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">9.35</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$96.78</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">
South Atlantic </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">25,864,527</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">1,142</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">
11.19</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$127.75</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">Delaware </td>
<td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">398,109</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">970</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">13.70</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">
$132.83</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">District of Columbia </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">
229,450</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">749</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">13.40</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$100.30</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt">
<td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">Florida </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">8,575,892</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">
1,131</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">11.51</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$130.10</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">
Georgia </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">4,056,147</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">1,186</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">
11.05</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$131.15</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">Maryland </td>
<td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">2,208,015</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">1,030</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">13.31</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">
$137.17</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">North Carolina </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">
4,201,898</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">1,151</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">10.26</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$118.09</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt">
<td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">South Carolina </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">2,101,585</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">
1,221</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">11.05</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$135.01</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">
Virginia </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">3,225,395</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">1,183</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">
10.64</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$125.86</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">West Virginia </td>
<td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">868,036</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">1,128</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">9.39</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">
$105.89</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">East South Central </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">
8,030,901</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">1,272</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">10.14</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$128.97</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt">
<td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">Alabama </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">2,142,625</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">
1,284</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">11.09</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$142.41</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">
Kentucky </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">1,928,523</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">1,175</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">
9.20</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$108.16</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">Mississippi </td>
<td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">1,251,640</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">1,287</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">10.17</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">
$130.90</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">Tennessee </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">
2,708,113</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">1,325</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">9.98</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$132.26</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt">
<td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">West South Central </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">14,596,165</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">
1,261</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">10.42</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$131.42</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">
Arkansas </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">1,328,286</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">1,179</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">
9.02</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$106.27</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">Louisiana </td>
<td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">1,979,175</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">1,348</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">8.96</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">
$120.84</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">Oklahoma </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">
1,667,223</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">1,221</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">9.47</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$115.61</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt">
<td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">Texas </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">9,621,481</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">
1,262</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">11.08</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$139.81</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">
Mountain </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">8,983,640</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">879</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">
10.56</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$92.87</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">Arizona </td>
<td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">2,575,586</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">1,070</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">11.08</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">
$118.62</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">Colorado </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">
2,141,780</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">711</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">11.27</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$80.12</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt">
<td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">Idaho </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">667,243</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">
1,048</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">7.87</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$82.50</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">
Montana </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">469,963</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">871</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">
9.75</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$84.97</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">Nevada </td>
<td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">1,067,944</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">897</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">11.61</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">
$104.10</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">New Mexico </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">
856,128</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">669</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">11.00</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$73.57</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt">
<td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">Utah </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">946,468</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">
788</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">8.96</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$70.61</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">
Wyoming </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">258,528</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">903</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">
9.11</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$82.28</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">Pacific Contiguous </td>
<td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">17,474,162</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">688</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">12.43</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">
$85.48</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">California </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">
13,002,980</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">567</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">14.78</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$83.70</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt">
<td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">Oregon </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">1,633,551</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">
991</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">9.54</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$94.51</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">
Washington </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">2,837,631</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">1,068</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">
8.28</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$88.41</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">Pacific Noncontiguous </td>
<td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">691,386</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">610</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">27.49</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">
$167.74</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">Alaska </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">
273,855</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">649</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">17.62</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$114.42</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt">
<td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">Hawaii </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">417,531</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">
585</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">34.68</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$202.72</td></tr><tr height="20" style="min-height:15pt"><td height="20" width="139" style="min-height:15pt;width:104pt">
U.S. Total </td><td align="right" width="80" style="width:60pt">126,143,072</td><td align="right" width="101" style="width:76pt">940</td><td align="right" width="112" style="width:84pt">
11.72</td><td align="right" width="127" style="width:95pt">$110.14</td></tr></tbody></table></div>====================================================================================================================<br>====================================================================================================================<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 12:31 AM, Paul Eldridge <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:paul.eldridge@ns.sympatico.ca" target="_blank">paul.eldridge@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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 !<br>
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See: <a href="http://i362.photobucket.com/albums/oo69/HereinHalifax/NSP1948Statement.jpg" target="_blank">http://i362.photobucket.com/<u></u>albums/oo69/HereinHalifax/<u></u>NSP1948Statement.jpg</a><br>
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This wasteful scoundrel hangs his head in shame.<br>
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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.<br>
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Regards,<br>
Paul<br>
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