$43.10

That's what our electric bill was this month. I'm not sure exactly why it's $43.10. The bill last year for the about same 30 day time period was $179.38. The average temperature for the about the same 30 day time period in 2010 was 76 degrees and the average temperature for about the same time period this year was also 76 degrees.

The air conditioners ran almost the entire period this year.

Its' the usage that confuses me the usage in the 30 day 2010 period was 1020 kWh and this year it was 892 kWh  128 kWh less. Or in today's charges $12.81difference.

In other words the kWh used may be reflecting the additional insulation that I put in. And maybe the $179.38 bill of last year compaired to the $43.10 bill of this year or a -$136.28 difference may reflect power generated by the solar panels. But that power does not seem to appear on the usage.

Maybe when I am finally hooked up to the SAEC Solar Alternative Energy Credits program and officially recognized as a power generating facility it will be more clear.

Anyway a $43.10 electric bill is much better than a $179.38 electric bill.