Inexplicably, my electricity consumption is going up.
Granted, it isn't a massive increase — as far as the raw numbers are concerned — but proportionately it is fairly significant.
And it has fluctuated a bit — but I am truly bewildered. I can't figure out why this has been happening.
Today's meter reading is 6888.
Yesterday's reading was between 6877 and 6878 so my consumption was about 10½ kWh. Friday's meter reading was between 6868 and 6869 &mdas; so my usage in that 24–hour period was about 9 kWh. The meter reading on Thursday was 6858 so my usage in that 24–hour period was about 10½ kWh. And Wednesday's reading was between 6848 and 6849, which means my usage at that time was around 9½ kWh.
All that sounds pretty consistent — but, in the week and a half prior to that, my electricity consumption was in single digits every day except one. There has been no significant change in my consumption habits in the last four days. A few of the nights have been cold, but I now have neighbors living in the apartment below me, and, typically, I benefit from the neighbor' heat in the cold months.
At my level of consumption, an increase of 2 to 4 kWh in a 24–hour period represents quite a jump.
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