Smart Meters

ZenGum · 12-12-2009, 05:42 PM

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.

12-12-2009, 05:42 PM	#15
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	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. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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