Yesterday's predicted high was 90°, which made me believe I could expect an increase in my electricity consumption.
But, by 3 p.m., the temperature was only about 83° or 84°, and the sky was overcast. I was wondering if the AC would kick on at all — and it wouldn't have bothered me if it hadn't.
That hope died about an hour later when the skies cleared and the sun came out and warmed everything up. By the time I went to bed, I was worried that my electricity consumption was in the 20s.
I needn't have worried. My meter reading this morning is 9055. Yesterday's reading was 9039. Consumption was 16 kWh. Now, that is an increase — but only ½ kWh, which is slightly more than 3%.
Once again, my consumption was below that of the same date a year ago. Last year, I used 22 kWh. That was a drop over the previous day but not nearly as impressive as the one I had this year over last year. My electricity use went down more than 27% over this date in 2012.
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