Just crunched my home energy numbers and hit a surprising milestone

My electric bill dropped 42% after swapping out 8 old appliances (including a 1995 fridge in the garage) last quarter, and I honestly didn't expect that kind of jump - has anyone else seen big savings from just tackling the worst energy hogs first?

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anthonymurray16d ago

Huh, 42% feels like one of those numbers you'd see in an infomercial but hey, I guess if you're pulling out a fridge from the Clinton administration it'd make a dent. Still, I'd be curious what the baseline was before, like did you have a space heater running 24/7 or something?

danielr9415d ago

Nah man, 42% is actually a big deal for something that's basically just swapping out an appliance. It's not like they rewired the whole house, so that kind of drop is pretty impressive even if the old fridge was ancient.