[ZenGum]

Okay, maybe not ten-fold, but that is still one heck of a jump.

Lightbulbs use a tiny amount of power - say, 60 watt lightbulb x 24 hours x 30 days = 43200 watt hours / month = 43 kilowatt hours / month.

So leaving an extra lightbulb on all month would still leave 260 or so KWHs unaccounted for.

Ovens use much more power, but I can't imagine you leaving one on 24 / 7. Did you cook a really biiiiig turkey?

But if you're losing interest, fair enough. $30. Send the bastards the dough.