March 21, 2013

---

---

I'm not exactly sure what the high and low temperatures were in the last 24 hours — but I'm reasonably sure that, if there was a variation of some kind, it was by a degree or two, at the most.

I assume I am correct about that.

This morning's meter reading is 8481. Yesterday's reading was between 8474 and 8475 so my consumption in the last 24 hours was about 6½ kWh.

That is roughly a ½ kWh increase. The day before yesterday (Tuesday) my meter reading was between 8468 and 8469.

March 20, 2013

---

---

Yesterday was the kind of early spring day that reminds me of my college days — not hot, not exactly warm but not exactly cold, either, a light breeze and semi–cloudy.

The high temperature was probably around 70°, and last night's low was probably about 50°. Apparently, it kept my electricity consumption below the previous day's level.

This morning's meter reading is between 8474 and 8475. Yesterday's meter reading was between 8468 and 8469 so my consumption was about 6 kWh.

Monday's meter reading was 8460 so my use in the previous 24–hour period was about 8½ kWh. That's a drop of nearly 30% — and I am as unable to explain it as I was to explain the increase that preceded it. There was no apparent reason for either.

March 19, 2013

---

---

The weather forecasts said last night's low would be around 45°.

It did get cold last night, but if it got that cold, it must have been in the early morning hours. When I woke up this morning — and that was before sunrise — the temperature was already in the 50s.

It was warmer than expected yesterday, too. Forecasts said it would be in the 60s, but I'm sure it got into the low 70s.

I'm 99.999999% sure that my heat never came on in the last 24 hours. Inexplicably, though, my electricity consumption actually went up — a little.

This morning's meter reading is between 8468 and 8469. Yesterday's reading was 8460 so my consumption was roughly 8½ kWh. The reading on Sunday, however, was 8452 so my consumption went up ½ kWh.

March 18, 2013

---

---

Yesterday was a lot like Saturday — and my electricity consumption was much the same.

Today's meter reading is 8460. Yesterday's reading was 8452 so consumption was 8 kWh.

That is actually a drop of roughly ½ kWh from the previous 24–hour period. The meter reading on Saturday was between 8443 and 8444.

March 17, 2013

---

---

Temperatures rose into the 80s again yesterday, and last night's temperatures were in the low 60s — possibly in the upper 50s.

The forecast for this week calls for milder temperatures, both during the day and at night. But they would have to drop considerably before my daily electricity consumption would be likely to be in double digits again.

My electricity consumption did go up. This morning's meter reading is 8452. Yesterday's reading was between 8443 and 8444 so my consumption in the last 24 hours was about 8½ kWh.

But the reading on Friday was 8436 so my consumption actually went up by 1 kWh. That isn't much, but, at this level, it represents a shift of about 13%.

March 16, 2013

---

---

As expected, yesterday's temperature was in the 80s — just as today's is expected to be.

And last night's low was around 60° — maybe in the upper 50s.

Electricity consumption wasn't extreme — and that is reflected in this morning's meter reading.

Nevertheless, my consumption did go up.

This morning's reading is between 8443 and 8444. Yesterday's reading was 8436 so my consumption was about 7½ kWh.

However, the reading on Thursday was 8430 so my consumption in the previous 24–hour period was 6 kWh.

Consumption went up 25%, and I can't figure out why.

March 15, 2013

---

---

Apparently, that 9–kWh day I had last week was a seasonal aberration.

Yesterday's high was in the 70s — the forecast calls for 80s today and tomorrow — and the low last night must have been in the upper 50s.

And my meter barely budged.

Today's reading is 8436. Yesterday's reading was 8430 — 6 kWh in the last 24 hours, about the same as it has been in recent days.