March 7, 2013

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Yesterday was a mild — not really warm — day. The temperature got into the low 60s.

Last night was cool — not quite cold — with temperatures in the 40s.

And my electricity consumption remained in single digits.

This morning's meter reading is 8385. Yesterday's reading was 8379 — about 6 kWh, slightly more than the day before.

March 6, 2013

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It was much cooler around here yesterday — about 30° cooler — than it was on Monday.

And the temperature was expected to be around freezing in the wee small hours of the morning. (I was asleep at that time, and I couldn't tell you what the temperature actually was.)

So I didn't know what to expect when I checked my meter this morning.

Turned out my electricity consumption dropped nearly 50%. I don't know why. But this morning's meter reading is 8379, and yesterday's was 8374 so my consumption was around 5 kWh. The meter reading on Monday was 8366.

March 5, 2013

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I had heard that the record high for March 4 in Dallas was something like 86°. That record had stood for more than 55 years.

I was indoors most of the day, but I monitored the conditions via the NOAA website. And, around the middle of the afternoon, the record fell — if NOAA was correct, and my experience has been that it usually is. Around 3 p.m. yesterday, NOAA was reporting a temperature of 88°.

Clearly, my heat never came on yesterday. In fact, my apartment was so warm when I got home that I had to switch on my box fan to help cool the place down a little.

The temperature last night was cooler than the night before but not nearly as cold as it has been. It was probably in the 40s.

Anyway, this morning's meter reading is 8374. Yesterday's reading was 8366. Thus, my consumption remained in single digits.

March 4, 2013

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Yesterday's temperature was in the 70s, and last night's low was in the mid–50s.

I didn't expect much in the way of electricity consumption, and I was right.

This morning's meter reading was 8366. Yesterday's reading was 8358. My consumption dropped below double digits to 8 kWh.

Today's high temperature is expected to rise into the 80s — possibly threatening the all–time record of 86°, which I think was set more than 50 years ago.

March 3, 2013

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For the first time in weeks, my electricity consumption was in double digits.'

I'm not really sure how that happened. I was away from the apartment most of the day yesterday, attending a workshop. Perhaps it was colder yesterday than I realized.

Anyway, this morning's meter reading was 8358. Yesterday's reading was 8347 so my consumption was 11 kWh.

March 2, 2013

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The temperature dropped to near freezing again last night, and I really thought my electricity consumption would be in double digits.

But, again, I was surprised.

The meter reading this morning was 8347. Yesterday's reading was 8339 so my consumption did go up. Yesterday, my use was 5 kWh. Today, it was 8 kWh.

March 1, 2013

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The temperature dropped to near freezing last night, and I remember waking up a couple of times and hearing my heat running.

As a result, I expected my electricity consumption to rise into double digits.

But it didn't.

In fact, my consumption dropped.

The meter reading this morning was 8339. Yesterday's reading was 8334. Thus my use was 5 kWh.

Yesterday's consumption was 5½ kWh.