September 30, 2013

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It was very mild here yesterday. The temperature may have gotten into the 80s for awhile, but it mostly stayed in the 70s.

Very pleasant, but, according to the forecasters, it won't last long. Today is supposed to be in the 80s, but then temperatures are expected to be around 90° Tuesday through Thursday (possibly Friday) before it cools back down this weekend.

Anyway, my meter reading this morning is 11930. Yesterday's reading was 11920 so consumption was 10 kWh. That's a drop of more than 31%.

And it is a decline of nearly 17% when compared to my consumption on this date a year ago.

September 29, 2013

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Yesterday's temperature was warm, not hot, but I wound up running the air conditioning more than I intended because the humidity was so darn high.

We had some rain yesterday, and it was bookended by some very high humidity. It was so high that my shirt would be drenched in perspiration, and all I was doing was sitting on the couch watching football on TV.

So I ran the air conditioning more than I expected, and my electricity usage was higher as a result. But not much.

This morning's meter reading is 11920. Yesterday's reading was between 11905 and 11906 so my consumption was 14½ kWh. That is nearly 12% higher than the previous 24 hours — precisely the same difference between today and this day in 2012.

September 28, 2013

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If the forecasters are correct, we can expect daytime highs in the 80s and nighttime lows in the 60s for the next seven days — at least.

It still got into the 90s (for awhile) yesterday, and I think everyone in this area (well, almost everyone) hopes we have seen the last of the 90°–plus days for awhile.

The cooler temperatures are also expected to bring rain to the area, and I wouldn't be surprised if we get some today. It is overcast this morning, and my meter photo is hard to read because of it.

This morning's meter reading is between 11905 and 11906. Yesterday's meter reading was between 11892 and 11893. Consumption was 13 kWh. That's a drop of more than 10% compared to the day before.

And it is nearly 40% more than this day in 2012.

September 27, 2013

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The heat seems to be gradually dropping.

It was in the 90s yesterday, and it is supposed to be in the 90s today, but the forecast high is a little lower each day, and, starting tomorrow, the daytime highs are expected to stay in the 80s as far as the predictions currently go.

This morning's meter reading is between 11892 and 11893. Yesterday's reading was 11878 so consumption was 14½ kWh — a drop of 1 kWh or about 6%.

And it is a drop of about 29% compared to this day last year.

September 26, 2013

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Yesterday seemed like a copy of the day before. Temperatures were in the 90s in the afternoon. Might have been a little warmer last night than it was the night before, but it probably dipped into the upper 60s.

Which, as I pointed out yesterday, may be the reason why the air conditioning hasn't been running much during the day — the place tends to cool off at night, and it takes awhile for enough heat to build up in my apartment to set off the air conditioning.

When I went to check the meter this morning, my expectation was that usage wouldn&pos;t be too great because it seemed to get cool last night.

And it wasn't too great — but it did go up a bit.

This morning's meter reading is 11878. Yesterday's reading was between 11862 and 11863 so consumption was 15½ kWh. That's an increase of more than 36% compared to the previous 24 hours — which sounds worse than it is, considering the consumption level.

And my consumption is nearly 29% lower than it was on this day last year.

September 25, 2013

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The heat returned yesterday. Temperatures were in the mid–90s in the afternoon, and the forecasts say we can expect that until this weekend.

For the most part, though, nighttime lows should be in the 60s, and the accumulated cool nighttime air may help keep electricity consumption down during the day. I am convinced that it helped me yesterday because, even though consumption did go up, the increase really wasn't that much. I mean, it was about 10 degrees warmer yesterday than it has been for nearly a week, but my increase was 2½ kWh. That is quite a bit proportionately (more than 29%) but not numerically.

This morning's meter reading is between 11862 and 11863. Yesterday's reading was between 11851 and 11852. As I say, that is a 2½ kWh increase over the previous 24 hours.

But it is 44% less than my consumption a year ago today.

September 24, 2013

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Yesterday was another mild day, but the weather forecasters are saying we can expect low 90s through Saturday. For the most part, nighttime lows should stay in the 60s.

This morning's meter reading is between 11851 and 11852. Yesterday's meter reading was 11843 so consumption was 8½ kWh, which is a drop of 2½ kWh in the last 24 hours — nearly 23%.

And it is about 63% lower than my consumption on this date last year.