To those of you with houses over 3k sq ft

[Lason]

To all the DFWM ballers with 10 year old or newer houses over 3000sq ft. How bad are your electric bills?

The wife and I are starting to get our house ready to sell in the near future (LOL I know) and maybe start looking at something bigger but I cant help but think how bad the electric bills are.

[ARIX]

Summer time with the AC full blast the electric bill will run about $1200 for a hot summer in a 2 story 4300 sq ft.

[mustangguy289]

To all the DFWM ballers with 10 year old or newer houses over 3000sq ft. How bad are your electric bills?

The wife and I are starting to get our house ready to sell in the near future (LOL I know) and maybe start looking at something bigger but I cant help but think how bad the electric bills are.

It will vary depending on how well the house is built. Are you looking to build or buy?

[bcoop]

To all the DFWM ballers with 10 year old or newer houses over 3000sq ft. How bad are your electric bills?

The wife and I are starting to get our house ready to sell in the near future (LOL I know) and maybe start looking at something bigger but I cant help but think how bad the electric bills are.

Newer houses, comparable size to your current one are going to be more efficient, have more efficient a/c, appliances, etc. And that all translates to lower elec bills. I'm making a huge assumption here but the house you are in currently is 20-25 years old right? I really wouldn't worry about it too much, if the houses you are looking at are 10 years old or less.

[Lason]

Summer time with the AC full blast the electric bill will run about $1200 for a hot summer in a 2 story 4300 sq ft.

I may just have to tell my kids they are going to continue to live like sardines if that is the case!

[mustangguy289]

Summer time with the AC full blast the electric bill will run about $1200 for a hot summer in a 2 story 4300 sq ft.

holy crap someone has an insufficient house.

[Lason]

It will vary depending on how well the house is built. Are you looking to build or buy?

At this point we dont know. Probably a year or more out before we are ready to buy.

Newer houses, comparable size to your current one are going to be more efficient, have more efficient a/c, appliances, etc. And that all translates to lower elec bills. I'm making a huge assumption here but the house you are in currently is 20-25 years old right? I really wouldn't worry about it too much, if the houses you are looking at are 10 years old or less.

My house is 1800sq ft and is a POS. Everything leaks so the bill is high. I want to move out of the hood and into a nicer, bigger house but I dont want to kill myself paying the electric bill.

[03trubluGT]

2950 sq ft - $450 summer bills, but I have a gas water heater.

[Lone Sailor]

holy crap someone has an insufficient house.

$1200 / 4 months = $300/month

[mustangguy289]

$1200 / 4 months = $300/month

Was assuming he meant 1200 a month.. 99% of people refer to their electric bills in monthly increments. My bad.

[TrueStreetMotorSports.com]

3140 = $380 on the hotest months

[AdamLX]

Current house, 3200sqft two story, will average around $200 in peak summer. Aston Woods built in '02
Previous house, 4100sqft two story, averaged around $300 in peak summer. Sotherby Home built in '04.

Both use CoServ Coop for electric.

[Lason]

$1200 / 4 months = $300/month

That makes more sense but I was asking more about monthly bills, not entire summers. I re-read his post and you may be right assuming he is talking about 4 months worth.

[bcoop]

Was assuming he meant 1200 a month.. 99% of people refer to their electric bills in monthly increments. My bad.

No need to assume when he plainly stated exactly what he meant. "$1200 for a hot summer."

[Lason]

2950 sq ft - $450 summer bills, but I have a gas water heater.

3140 = $380 on the hotest months

Current house, 3200sqft two story, will average around $200 in peak summer. Aston Woods built in '02
Previous house, 4100sqft two story, averaged around $300 in peak summer. Sotherby Home built in '04.

Both use CoServ Coop for electric.

Thanks guys, those are very re-assuring prices.