Yesterday was Friday and, as usual on a Friday during the semester, I was in the newsroom all afternoon and into the evening, helping the newspaper staff finish next week's paper.
Consequently, I can't say, from personal observation, what the weather was like until I left the newsroom around 7:30. At that time, the temperature was probably in the upper 70s, maybe the mid–70s. And the forecast called for a low last night in the mid–60s. I did sleep through most of the night so I don't know if that prediction was accurate or not. I assume it was.
Anyway ...
I am bewildered by my meter reading. This morning's reading is 8751. Yesterday's reading was between 8743 and 8744, making my usage roughly 7½ kWh. That isn't terrible — I know it will be worse before long — but it is an increase of more than 36% over the previous 24–hour period.
I know the last 24 hours were warmer, but I did not run my air conditioning. I did use my box fan at night, but could that alone account for the increase? The only other appliance in my apartment that runs constantly is my refrigerator.
It's a mystery.
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