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Wednesday - December 21, 2005 at 04:22 PM inGas Savings
We got our gas bill for the month ended 12/13/05. For the month, we used an average of 6.9 therms/day, as compared to 8.3 therms/day last year. With 32 days since the last meter reading, that's 44.8 therms less than this period last year, for a savings of about $60 at $1.316/therm.
In reality, the savings are much greater, since we had a big cold snap this year, and (according to the data on the gas bill), this period was eight degrees colder than the same period last year. But I don't have enough data to accurately correct the calculation yet. At the end of the season, I'll figure out the relationship between temperature and gas usage from last year (it should be approximately linear) in order to make a better calculation of our gas savings. (UPDATE: Taking a rough approximation, if it had been as cold last year as this year, we would have used 10.5 therms/day last year. That makes our savings about $150 for the month.) This is the last gas bill that's entirely pre-wood-heat. So 100% of the savings on this bill are simply from keeping our thermostat turned down. The next bill should reflect the savings from being able to supplement our gas furnace with the wood burning stove. But using $60 as the savings for this month, that brings our total savings on gas for the season to about $250 (rounding a bit since the numbers are approximate anyway) (about $350 correcting for the temperature). The goal is to save at least $1,000 through a combination of keeping the thermostat turned down and the wood burner cranked up, and I think we'll easily hit that number. Keep in mind that we haven't even gotten to the coldest part of the year yet. Posted at 04:22 PM | Permalink | | | |