Ok, you gotta look at the numbers to see this. It costs me $40-50 a month to run a 1000W for 12 hours/day and 400W for18 hours/day. Wattage is wattage. The space heater is a great way, they are usually around 1000-1200W.

The watts add up per hour, so if you run 1000 for 12 hours, that is 12 KW. A 400 for 18 hours is 7.2 KW. Total of 19.2 KW. If you pay $0.10 (a high number I think) per KW, that is like 1.92 per day or so.....That sounds high. My electricity is around $0.075 per KW. Also you have to consider fans, heating pads. heaters if you are using them.

So if you want a good story, fabricate one that uses KW hours correctly.
WashougalWonder Reviewed by WashougalWonder on . Call from the Electric Co. about power usage!!! Oh shit, I'm trippin' I just got a "courtesy call" from the power company. I haven't called the number back yet, but I'm certain they're going to tell me that I'm using a shitload of power more than I have been! I've heard of this happening and supposedly it's not a big deal, but I must say I'm a little alarmed. They have to be able to tell what's going on!! I've heard others say not to worry... that they won't turn you in since they're making money off of you. What do you guys think? Rating: 5