Outrageous electricity bills - Calgary

[yeeg]

my Enmax bill in December was $615 and the kicker is that the house was empty for 3 weeks and the temps turned down....

[i have crabs]

Originally Posted by yeeg

my Enmax bill in December was $615 and the kicker is that the house was empty for 3 weeks and the temps turned down....

gas is a lot cheaper than electricity, leave the heat up so you dont spend the money on heating up your tank

[yeeg]

Originally Posted by i have crabs

gas is a lot cheaper than electricity, leave the heat up so you dont spend the money on heating up your tank

I'll have to look into it...my electrical is 7 cents per kwh...the temps in my tank wont vary much as the volume of water is significant...

[banditpowdercoat]

Originally Posted by i have crabs

gas is a lot cheaper than electricity, leave the heat up so you dont spend the money on heating up your tank

Not from what I have experienced. My last place, a three floor Duplex, was solely elec heat. My elec bill was less than my buds gas bill for his place.


When talking Large ovens, Like my Powdercoat ovens, Elec is cheap. Just takes a while to heat a 7'x6'x5' Oven. 18KW of elec heat.

My gas bill for just my trailer is about the same as the Hydro bill for the house AND the shop/oven. But then, I was stupid a while back and locked my gas in BAD DAN, BAD....

[i have crabs]

Originally Posted by banditpowdercoat

Not from what I have experienced. My last place, a three floor Duplex, was solely elec heat. My elec bill was less than my buds gas bill for his place.


When talking Large ovens, Like my Powdercoat ovens, Elec is cheap. Just takes a while to heat a 7'x6'x5' Oven. 18KW of elec heat.

My gas bill for just my trailer is about the same as the Hydro bill for the house AND the shop/oven. But then, I was stupid a while back and locked my gas in BAD DAN, BAD....

i found my heaters ran about half the time and when you have about 1000w of heaters the savings add up, also remember half the gas bill is fixed rates and fee's the actuall part that goes up with usage didnt go up that much for me.

as far as enmax they dont have plans any only use the monthly wich over the last 2 years has hovered between 9-12cents enmax has a locked in rate right now for 8cents, its a 5 year term but you can change it or get out of it anytime with no penalty, i switched from epcor to enmax online the other day and now have to wait 5-8weeks to start saving money.

[24storm]

Originally Posted by i have crabs

i found my heaters ran about half the time and when you have about 1000w of heaters the savings add up, also remember half the gas bill is fixed rates and fee's the actuall part that goes up with usage didnt go up that much for me.

as far as enmax they dont have plans any only use the monthly wich over the last 2 years has hovered between 9-12cents enmax has a locked in rate right now for 8cents, its a 5 year term but you can change it or get out of it anytime with no penalty, i switched from epcor to enmax online the other day and now have to wait 5-8weeks to start saving money.

I called enmax yesterday and locked in on the easymax plan and they told me it goes into effect the next day. You may want to give a call and check they actually answer phones there to. I think i was on hold for all of 1 minute.

Keith

[Slick Fork]

I have enmax and have often suspected that where I save on electricity they gouge like crazy on the "extra's" However, I don't have any solid proof to back that up. Just a general dissatisfaction with utility companies I think.

As for the Halide's, I have my lighting schedule so that the 2 t-5's click on at 10:00 and go off at 22:30, the first of 2 250w halides clicks on at 3 and off at 8, second one runs from 4 till 9. This gives me 4 hours of FULL daylight and 6 hours of lessened daylight. Everything seems happy and growing ok.

How many have done simple things like styrofoam insulation all around the sump? I keep meaning to do it, even have the styrofoam... just one of those things that seems to get trumped by something else!

[Tarolisol]

Well probably not relavent but still, I have found just pay your bill or move, it sucks but thats the truth. I am planning to leave from Calgary in the next few years, and Ive lived here for 25 years, our mayors a moron, crime is stupid, compared to the old days(im not that old) and enmax steals our money, theres not to much of an up side to live here. And there will be people who try to support our city but bring it on, im very involved and know alot about this city. My only true love for the city now is the Flames.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Originally Posted by Slick Fork

How many have done simple things like styrofoam insulation all around the sump? I keep meaning to do it, even have the styrofoam... just one of those things that seems to get trumped by something else!

Was just talking about this with another member tonight. Neither of us do this, but both our tanks stay reasonably warm with much smaller heaters. I just plugged in a 200w the other day, but had no heater on the 210g reef all winter. The corals & fish adapted to a slightly lower temp.

She uses a 300w heater with no problems.

I think just cutting up thick styro sheets & duct taping them to the sump would cut down on the heat loss tremendously.

Anthony

[i have crabs]

Originally Posted by 24storm

I called enmax yesterday and locked in on the easymax plan and they told me it goes into effect the next day. You may want to give a call and check they actually answer phones there to. I think i was on hold for all of 1 minute.

Keith

where you already with enmax? cause i switched from epcor and it definatly said it would be 5-8 weeks total

as far as calgary goes, i do hate the snow and winter and thats my main reason to want out of here but on all other subjects i dont think it will be any better anywhere else and your dreaming if you think it will be