Power Bill Savings

Last year my first winter power bill shocked the hell out of me. It scared me enough that I relocated my computer to another room so that I didn’t have to heat more space than necessary.

This year I’m using a different heater for the room the computer is in and the bill is $140 less than last years. Nothing else has changed.

I was using a borrowed convection heater from my sister, She moved back from interstate and wanted it back. I replaced it with a radiant heater that uses half the power and keeps me just as warm, if not warmer. It also has the bonus feature of being able to be used in the bathroom in the mornings to warm me up.

I can’t believe I’ve saved so much just from swapping to a $20 heater.

What’s more surprising is that everyone around here reckons it’s the coldest start to winter we’ve had in years.

This can’t be a bad thing for the credit cards.