Last year at my house I used 5300 KWH and the year before 5100. I'm in SC and don't use the A/C nearly as much as most people otherwise it would be higher. At my partner's house, he uses about 6000 to 8000 a year. We both have a gas heater and gas water heater. Your numbers, being up north, sound pretty good to me.
About electric blankets, I use one at night in the winter to keep my feet warm in bed. When I used a Kill-a-watt meter to check how much energy it uses, I was surprised at how low it was - under half a watt. Although when I initially turned on the blanket, it showed 160W and then immediately dropped to the lower numbers, so I'm not certain the meter was measuring it right.
I considered one of those solar farms but for various reasons didn't do it. I still might like to someday, or maybe get panels on my roof though that has other benefits and drawbacks.
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Date: 2021-Apr-24, Saturday 08:10 am (UTC)About electric blankets, I use one at night in the winter to keep my feet warm in bed. When I used a Kill-a-watt meter to check how much energy it uses, I was surprised at how low it was - under half a watt. Although when I initially turned on the blanket, it showed 160W and then immediately dropped to the lower numbers, so I'm not certain the meter was measuring it right.
I considered one of those solar farms but for various reasons didn't do it. I still might like to someday, or maybe get panels on my roof though that has other benefits and drawbacks.