Electricity Bill for 2.1 Speaker System?

[mtrycrafts]

Thanks guys! So even for a $160 bill, my system should barely make a dent in it considering that I pretty much use it whenever I'm in the apartment?

And kinda off topic: plug in heaters would take significantly less energy than a heating system, right? Especially considering that it'd only be heating the room I'm in (the living room and other bedroom is pretty much always empty).

And I THINK I'm paying $.08/KWH... My bill doesn't directly say it but it said my average KWH per day was 60 and average cost per day was $4.72... Logically (hopefully), $4.72 / 60KWH = $.08

Also, I looked at the back of the components or the manual:
Receiver: "Power Consumption 59W at Power On, idle; 1,000W at rated power output (7 channels driven)"
Subwoofer: "180 watts max power consumption" (the volume knob is at next to minimum if not at the first tick)
Speakers: I couldn't find a "power consumption" part but the closest is this from the manual: "40 to 150W @8 Ohms"

Yep, the rate on that is correct, but it also depends on your area how the power company charges for more power. It is either a flat rate or increases in different amount brackets used.

But, one way to solve this is the Google Kill A Watt meter and buy one, about $25. Then you can plug your system in and see how much you are using at the end of a 30 day cycle. You can check to see how much your computer draws when on, etc.

By the way, what was your bill last month and before?

 

[twakkie]

Last bill was $57 and the month before that was $46. But for last month's bill of $165, it started getting REALLY cold and the roommate decided to crank up the heat. It was also when I got my speaker system and used it whenever I was at the apartment (albeit at relatively low volumes). So it's either the heating or the speaker system...

 

[its phillip]

It's definitely the heating system, dude. Just a few degrees makes a large impact - I dunno about tripling+ your bill, but if he cranked it up 15° higher than normal, that would do it.

 

[twakkie]

Yep, I think that's what she did... At least it isn't my amazing speaker system's fault now!

 

[TLS Guy]

It's definitely the heating system, dude. Just a few degrees makes a large impact - I dunno about tripling+ your bill, but if he cranked it up 15° higher than normal, that would do it.

As you increase temperature the power consumption goes up exponentially It is not a linear relationship. The same holds for the increase in power consumption to the decrease in outside temperature, and that is not accounting for windchill which also significantly increases heat load.