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Cold hard fact: Your house uses more energy in the winter.<\/p>\nCold hard fact: Your house uses more energy in the winter.<\/p>\n
Here is why:<\/p>\n
In cold weather, home heating systems work much harder to keep the temperature inside comfortable.<\/p>\n
Even if settings remain the same on the thermostat, the system runs longer to heat the home to the desired temperature when it is colder outside.<\/p>\n
The more a heating system runs, the more it increases electric usage.<\/p>\n
Energy usage: The electric meter on homes measure the energy consumed – this is “usage”.<\/p>\n
Electric rates: There is a charge for each kilowatt-hour (kWh) consumed – this is “rate”. In addition, bills include a base rate charge.<\/p>\n
Monthly bills are largely determined by the amount of energy used – measured in kWh. Energy use is affected by the time spent at home and the number of devices used daily.<\/p>\n