OMG, Alan! If I wanted 85 in the house, I'd use the evap. We had a pretty warm weekend. Came home from C'wood to 88 degrees in the house. A/C was NOT working. Finally got it fixed today. Whew!

Alma, not to worry. I can't sleep hot. At night the house drops down to 76 degrees.

alan

My APS bill is about 1/3 less than last year.
New fridge
New washer / dryer
house at 79-80

After 20 years I needed to replace the appliances... hmmmmm 20 years ... About $2500 original cost... not financed. I think I got my money worth. Wish I'd done it sooner.

We replaced our AC unit last year. Our thermostat is always set at 78 and we are not using as much energy. However, I do like it a bit cooler at night so ocassionaly I'll drop it a couple of degrees after Deb goes to bed and reset it in the morning before she gets up. ssssssh

I have to start making plans to remodel our kitchen. We still have builder basic appliances that are now 6 years old. I'm sure we can do a lot better energy wise with new ones. Then maybe I could drop the night time temps a little more often!

LOL Dan - Deb I know how you feel. My DH does the same thing with the thermostat. Except I get up at night and turn it back up!!

Honestly, I think I could sleep in a fridge. On the hottest nights, I might nudge the thermostat down to about 76, but I have to bump it back up after I get up. We have done so much to the house to reduce energy costs, including new high SEER A/C's, dual-pane low E windows, a ton of blown-in insulation, CFL's everywhere, off-peak use, etc. However, it seems SRP has eaten up every saving with price increases. My next house will be off the grid if I can swing it.

Exactly my point! They tell us to conserve energy, but when we finally start getting the price of everything down because of how much we conserve, they raise the price, because they are not making enough money off of us to support there desires. Notice I said desires, NOT needs! So why do we save, when we save they just raise our prices more. I've lived in the same house for 19 years. I've put double insulation in the attic. Went to the highest seer air conditioner I could get. Changed over to energy star appliances completely throughout the home. Added a roof system that is suppose to keep my attic much cooler so the shingles on my roof don't wear out as fast. Thousands and thousands of dollars we are talking about here. My SRP bill is still more than it was when I bought the home 19 years ago. It's sickening! And I'm keeping the house hotter even...85 degrees during the day. Ridiculous when I'm home. Especially with it as muggy as it has been this year.

alan

And, Alan, think of how many more customers SRP and APS have over these 19 years... residential AND commercial. You're right. Sickening.