I suspect that lights aren't so much the culprit but rather high
current-draw devices such stoves/ovens. The toaster oven seems to be on a
lot to re-warm pizza and we probably used a lot more power than last month
using power tools.
On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 11:47 AM, Stephen Novotny <novotny.stephen(a)gmail.com
wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I'm not sure if it's *only* the lights, but I also notice *a lot *of
> excessive use of lights in the building. I.e. 1) lights being left on when
> no one is around (such as in the basement or bathrooms, etc.) and 2) I
> notice a lot of individuals occupying huge rooms with *all of the lights
> on*. I understand the desire for solitude and obviously the Omni is large
> enough to find that and it's totally fine. But could these individuals take
> the initiative to be conscious of their use of electricity? I.e. if you're
> in the basement alone with all of the lights on, can you use a lamp or
> other source of light? Can you move to a smaller space that only has one or
> two lights?
>
> Related, I wonder if we could install timed/sensor lights in common
> spaces?
>
> love
> st
>
> On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 11:42 AM, niki <niki.shelley(a)gmail.com
wrote:
>
>> Hey y'all.
>>
>> You may or may not be aware but since we have moved in, our monthly PG&E
>> bill has gone from $481 to close to $900. I'm guessing it's just going
to
>> continue to climb.
>>
>> I realize that we're using a lot more electricity than when John and Mary
>> were living there but I want us to please be mindful of the expense!!
>>
>> Does anyone have thoughts as to what could be contributing to such an
>> increase? Is it simply having more lights on, more often?
>>
>> Also - please turn off lights when you are not using them. I often see
>> lights left on around the building and it would be great if we could all
>> get in the habit on turning lights off when we leave a room!
>>
>> xo
>>
>> N
>>
>
>
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