It’s been a year since we signed up for having the same monthly payment on our electric bill. They base it on how much energy you spent the year before and take the guesswork out of the bill by paying the same amount every month.
So this is our 12th month and we have seen the results.
Since last year, we’ve changed most of our lights to energy efficient lights, turned up the AC of our house about 2 degrees, unplugging electronics not in use, and made sure we didn’t have any lights on rooms we weren’t using.
Here are the results. Our bill for electricity this month is at $0.00! And our next months bill will be credited about a fifth of the amount we usually pay!! This is awesome!!! This makes me very excited. To see these results make me know that I AM making a difference. Extremely rewarding.
Also if you consider the fact that we got a 5 gallon fish tank with filter, air bubbling thing, and heater for it that runs 24/7 , which I feel extremely guilty about, and is connected to a power strip. (Purchased for the 3 gold fish my daughter won at a Japanese festival, that have since all been replaced with 3 tropical fish within a year…)
We’ve done extremely well this year! Good job me. 
There are small things that make a difference and I think everyone can start by turning their AC to 1 degree higher than what they usually have it set at. Trust me, your body will get used to it after a while and you’ll feel great about the difference you are making. It’s summer, it’s supposed to be hot, naturally your body is not made to go from 86 degrees outside to 75 degrees inside. I challenge you. Try 78 or 79 this year. Turn the air off at night and circulate the air in your home with a fan facing out. We have our AC set at 80 when my husbands home, and 81 when he’s not. 82 for the pets when we all leave the house.
Maybe next year we’ll be up to 82! I don’t think John can handle that, he does not like the humidity… but a little humidity is great for the skin. Less wrinkles.
So lets all try to get healthier and pretty, and save our environment all at the same time.
