August 7, 2012

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Honestly, I don't know what — if anything — really was different about yesterday.

I think the temperature was in triple digits again — I didn't hear what the temperature was at any time during the day yesterday — but I didn't spend any time adjusting the thermostat. I had to replace my computer modem so I spent a fair amount of time away from home yesterday afternoon. Perhaps that played a role.

Anyway, I was delighted when I looked at my meter this morning. Yesterday's reading was 5122, which made my consumption for the previous 24 hours 42 kWh.

But this morning's reading was 5152 — only 30 kWh used in the last 24 hours.

August 6, 2012

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There doesn't seem to be much rhyme or reason to my electricity consumption these days.

The outdoors temperature yesterday was probably as hot as it's been any other day. It was in triple digits, but we've been dealing with that for the last couple of weeks.

However, my consumption has been going up by a few kWh each day. Between last Thursday and Friday, my consumption was 34 kWh. Between Friday and Saturday, it was 37. Saturday to Sunday was kind of a hiccup — it went down to 35 — but it was over 40 between Sunday and this morning.

Today's reading is 5122. The reading yesterday was 5080.

The forecast for this week is reasonably consistent. Early in the week, the temperature should hover in the lower triple digits, but late in the week, the forecast calls for it to dip below 100°. And there is a 20% chance of rain just about every day and every night.

Rain usually brings the temperature down — at least a little.

August 5, 2012

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The temperature still broke the "century mark," but it was a little milder yesterday than it was the day before.

And my electricity consumption was down a little, too. Today's reading is 5080. Yesterday's reading was 5045. So my use was 35 kWh.

That's down by 2 kWh from the day before. My reading on Friday morning was 5008, so my consumption on Friday was 37.

Still hoping for some rain and some cooler temperatures this week.

August 4, 2012

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We're in the midst of this triple–digit siege — but there are occasional glimmers of hope.

The latest forecasts say we might stay under 100° on Wednesday and Friday of next week — and there is a 20% chance of rain on Monday.

But yesterday was remarkably like the day before — or the day before that or the day before that.

From the electricity consumption view, my usage went up a little over the day before but it was still below the usage of the day before that.

Yesterday's meter reading was 5008. Today's reading is 5045. My use in the last 24 hours was 37 kWh — which is 3 kWh higher than my usage the day before. But Thursday's consumption was 3 kWh higher than the day before.

August 3, 2012

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Yesterday was almost exactly like the day before.

The temperature was in triple digits, and I kept my thermostat in the low to mid–80s during the daylight hours.

But, somehow, I used approximately 7 kWh less in the last 24 hours than I did in the previous 24 hours.

The meter reading this morning is 5008. Yesterday's reading was 4974. So my use was 34 kWh.

How the heck did I do that? I don't know.

August 2, 2012

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It was supposed to be 107° yesterday.

I don'tknow if it got that high or not. I do know that it was well into triple digits — 105° — when I checked the NOAA web site around 3 p.m.

In these conditions, you do whatever you must, and I spent a lot of time adjusting my thermostat yesterday — first downward to cool off, then upward to save a little money, then downward again, then upward again. I guess you can get the drift of things from that.

I didn't manage to keep my consumption below 40 kWh, but I came close. Today's reading is 4974. Yesterday's was 4933. So my use was 41 kWh.

I expect to use about that much energy today — maybe more. I've heard forecasts of 109° today.

August 1, 2012

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I know it was hot yesterday.

I looked at NOAA's web site yesterday afternoon, and the temperature was 105°. I don't know if the actual temperature went any higher than that, but it is supposed to be 107° today and tomorrow — after which it is expected to cool down to 103°.

I struggled to get through the day with my thermostat set in the mid–80s until well after dark, but it paid off. My electricity consumption actually went down a little.

Yesterday, my consumption for the previous 24–hour period was 39 kWh. But my usage in the most recent 24–hour period appears to be 35 kWh.

My reading this morning was 4933. Yesterday's reading was 4898.

I doubt that I can keep this up. The forecast for the next seven days calls for triple–digit highs every day.

But I will try.