Quick question about Utilities. . . .

[fsu813]

I'm trying to get an idea about home much an average utility bill would be for a new construction, 2 story, 2700 sq ft house in Springfield would be.

Can anyone give me a ball park range? Thanks a lot!

[Omarvelous09]

Well i only have Central AC on the 2nd floor, with a large window unit for the first floor. it ranges in the summer from 250-320. With Central AC throughout i'm sure its at least 350+.

[Deuce]

For an existing SRG home, 2900 sq.ft. large lot, about 300-350/month.

[fsu813]

good golly that's a lot of money. mine's about half that now.

[Deuce]

The sample I gave has a large yard but they do have a separate irrigation system. They may not be efficient in their usage of utilities and may have no CFL's (which can seriously reduce costs). It was the only address I could think of that was new and similar in size.

[Tripoli1711]

Also they may be keeping the central AC on 71 all the time!  Now I personally have no problem whatsoever with somebody doing that if they are willing to pay the bill.. but it is a lot cheaper to keep it on 77.

[Deuce]

I can't do 77 personally, I find that too hot inside. I used to keep it at 72, but now I'm doing 74. It's still gets a little hot for me sometimes but we're adjusting nicely and saving on utilities.

[ChriswUfGator]

Also they may be keeping the central AC on 71 all the time!  Now I personally have no problem whatsoever with somebody doing that if they are willing to pay the bill.. but it is a lot cheaper to keep it on 77.

I don't care what it costs, this is freakin' FLORIDA. How can you have it like 80 degrees inside the house and still be anywhere close to comfortable??? 72/73 is the top end of the range in summer for me. My T-stat is normally set around 69. I like it cold.

[hanjin1]

my utilities in the summer usually cost around 300 a month. I am experimenting with some fans in the room I occupy most. Hopefully that will lower the amount of ac I use during the summer, but we will see how that goes. I'm sure mid july I will be throwing those bad boys away and turning the thermostat down to 69

[fsu813]

i keep mine on 78-84, it's plenty cool with fans usually.

[ChriswUfGator]

i keep mine on 78-84, it's plenty cool with fans usually.

84??? Wow. I'd die. I'd surely leave extra money to my heirs, that I didn't give to JEA, but I'd die of heat stroke. LOL

[BridgeTroll]

I have acclimated to moving my thermostat up to 74-75.  For me it is more about humidity indoors than the temperature.  I get tired of being damp and moist all the time.

[strider]

There is a federal guideline somewhere that says for this area, 68 in the winter and 78 in the summer is the best energy efficiency.  For the most part it works.  In the Summer, if you work in an office all day with the A/C cranked up, you would normally want it cooler, but if you work outside most of the time, then even 80 to 84 is cool when you've been in 95 plus all day.

[BridgeTroll]

There is a federal guideline somewhere

Thankfully... for now at least... it is just a guideline.

[Springfield Girl]

FSU813 if you keep your AC at 78-84 your bill will be low in a new house. My bill was always below $200 in a SRG house that I rented and that was with five people living there.