Buy one of the plugin power meters. Aldi had one for under $15,...

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    Buy one of the plugin power meters. Aldi had one for under $15, your store may have one. Otherwise plenty of them on fleabay.

    Use it on every appliance that is plugged in.

    The biggest consumers are heating and cooling, followed by pumps/compressors. You use gas for water heating, what about cooking?

    Air conditioner, you say you don't use it much, but exactly how much?

    Plasmas are a killer, the newer ones are more efficient, but still consume alot.

    Older fridges can be very inefficient. If the door seals are gone, they will be running 50% of the time. That could be 5-8 kW a day.

    Do you have a swimming pool? The pump chews alot of power.

    Standby current can be a sneaky user. Check what the TV, stereo, video, video recorder draw on standby. Also anything else that is plugged in all the time, such as the microwave.
 
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