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Normal or abnormal electricity use? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 2 days ago by Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Finally bought my first home but have no idea if my electricity use is normal or not, it seems off to me. Any electricians out there that can suggest if it seems normal?

My electricity provider says that we typically use 30-40kwh per day with some days up to 80kwh. I have no idea why the usage is so high. Almost all of the lighting is LED, and almost every appliance is natural gas. The only appliance that is electric is the clothes dryer.

Natural gas furnace, fireplaces, hot water tank, stove, etc.

It seems to be higher usage in the winter despite having three r2d2 air conditioners running in the summer time and almost all of our heating being natural gas in the winter. We have one plug in oil filled heater outside in the detached storage / workshop area.

We do have a well for our water system and that involves a water softener and UV filter and whatnot. Not sure how much power a well pump uses.

Does 30-40kwh average use with up to 80kwh sound normal or on the higher end?

I worry that something on the property might be siphoning power or something. We also suspect the previous owners of the property were probably growing pot, the outdoor workshop has a 200amp service and a breaker box with like 20 empty breaker slots that were filled in with just 3-4 remaining for the lights and plugs.

Any info appreciated!

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[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

This is my usage as a single person in a 100sqm house who cooks on electric stove or oven 3-4 times a week, with electric hot water and no AC or dryer usage in the last month. About 16-18kwh per day.

Using the AC, dryer, or cooking more frequently would increase my usage, but not by much, maybe to 20kwh per day at most.

I do run 3 servers 24/7 but they don't seem to consume much power.

Incidentally these stats are from my solar power system and show that I'm almost fully self-sufficient on my battery and solar, so I'm not very miserly with power, it's basically free to me so I use it pretty carelessly

40kwh a day seems extreme for a single person, but for a family of 2 or 3 it's probably reasonable.

How olds your fridge? Is your water electric or gas? Are you running AC?