I have a laptop that is on pretty much all day actually. It's about 6 years old now so it takes like 15 minutes to start up properly when I turn it off lol. But I do turn it off before work and at night.
I would definitely check the hot water system. A friend halved her elec bill when she got a new one as her old one was not working properly and sucking power "on peak" not off peak.
If our tenant asked I would happily get an audit done and try and fix electricity sucking items. The cottage on our property (like our house) has a wood heater so although we buy wood it's an upfront cost and often we burn our way through an old tree off the block.
We changed all the light fittings in our house to fluro type ones. Made a big difference and we bought a new kettle and toaster. Also I don't iron.........and I dry clothes in front of the fire.
Our bill was $650 for the quarter. I have been told that this is normal. I work 3 days a week so I'm home 4 days. The house we rent is older so i know this is why. My brother lives in a new place and his water bills are like $60. Ours are $160. And dd only uses one extra bath a night compared to them.
Our bill is $300 per quarter. House is 118 years old and draughty. Our winter is much shorter than yours though, so much less heating! We have an electricity monitor, it's awesome. I'm same as OP as far as knowing exactly how much every single appliance uses. Our base level is $0.01 per hour in summer and $0.02 in winter. Goes up to 25c/hr if we have a single floodlight on! We paid $50 for it, I think?
We also got a power board that switches off standby items. Haven't noticed a big difference. We don't use a dryer, they're power leeches.
Our bill is $300 per quarter. House is 118 years old and draughty. Our winter is much shorter than yours though, so much less heating! We have an electricity monitor, it's awesome. I'm same as OP as far as knowing exactly how much every single appliance uses. Our base level is $0.01 per hour in summer and $0.02 in winter. Goes up to 25c/hr if we have a single floodlight on! We paid $50 for it, I think?
We also got a power board that switches off standby items. Haven't noticed a big difference. We don't use a dryer, they're power leeches.
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