Enmax Home Energy Report

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You used approximately 108% more energy than Similar Homes.

Efficient Homes 905 units


Similar Homes 1,305 units


YOUR HOME 2,713 units

[roopi]

You used approximately 89% more energy than Similar Homes.

Efficient Homes : 1,206 units
Similar Homes: 1,508 units
YOUR HOME: 2,858 units

[jwslam]

1300sqft 2 story. Live alone. LED lighting throughout most. Thermostat at 18C, with away scheduled down to 14.5

[jwslam]

But then over an overlapping time period...

[Mitsu3000gt]

I think some of these are wrong. I looked at the one my parents got, they have brand new triple pane windows everywhere, high efficiency furnace that is almost never on, LED lights everywhere, generally don't use much power (just 2 of them) and the assessment said they were way high. Their power/gas bills don't seem high either. It's probably not possible that the average home is more efficient than that.

[suntan]

Triple pane windows do nothing.

Biggest energy saver is insulating the attic.

[kenny]

Originally posted by suntan
Triple pane windows do nothing.

Biggest energy saver is insulating the attic.

I find they do more for noise than anything.

It does cut the heat from the sun in the summer though so I wouldn't say it's "nothing".

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[kenny]

I still think that average seems a bit low.

[suntan]

Originally posted by kenny


I find they do more for noise than anything.

It does cut the heat from the sun in the summer though so I wouldn't say it's "nothing".

I'm just saying from an energy savings perspective. The payback on triple pane windows is something like 100 years.

[kenny]

Originally posted by suntan
I'm just saying from an energy savings perspective. The payback on triple pane windows is something like 100 years.

Yeah doesn't make sense for anyone to pay to upgrade to them, but they're code now I think. Our builder had it as part of their standard as well before that.

I've been procrastinating about getting our attic insulation topped up, but good thing because now it'll be subsidized.

[Zero102]

Originally posted by kenny


I still think that average seems a bit low.

We've got a ~1600 square foot house in the suburbs and our monthly electricity usage averages at 720kWh for a family of 5, 3 computers (1 runs 24 hours) and we use the dishwasher and dryer a lot, have a chest freezer and a second freezer that I converted to a keezer. I felt like we were on the high side for power usage but holy shit, 1500+kWh!

[firebane]

energy
Your usage: 19 Jan—15 Feb
You used approximately 23% more than Efficient Homes
View:
Efficient Homes
939 units (?)
YOUR HOME
1,151 units
Similar Homes
1,243 units

electricity
Your usage: 16 Feb—19 Mar
You used approximately 44% more than Efficient Homes
View:
Efficient Homes
390 kWh
YOUR HOME
560 kWh
Similar Homes
630 kWh

gas
Your usage: 4 Feb—2 Mar
You used approximately 31% more than Efficient Homes
View:
Efficient Homes
10 GJ
Similar Homes
12 GJ
YOUR HOME
13 GJ

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Originally posted by Zero102


We've got a ~1600 square foot house in the suburbs and our monthly electricity usage averages at 720kWh for a family of 5, 3 computers (1 runs 24 hours) and we use the dishwasher and dryer a lot, have a chest freezer and a second freezer that I converted to a keezer. I felt like we were on the high side for power usage but holy shit, 1500+kWh!

I've only got a 1100 sq.ft house (1800 incl. basement), and I use that much

400kWh +or- on running my low speed furnace fan 24/7
200kWh +or- on fish aquariums/terrariums
my garage furnace fan using god knows how much to keep it at 5*C

and a hot tub.

[suntan]

400kWh for your furnace fan?

400 * 1000 / 720 = 555 watts.

That's one hell of a fan.

[Darell_n]

Originally posted by suntan
400kWh for your furnace fan?

400 * 1000 / 720 = 555 watts.

That's one hell of a fan.

Not really. 1 hp = 745w

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Originally posted by suntan
400kWh for your furnace fan?

400 * 1000 / 720 = 555 watts.

That's one hell of a fan.

I guess my marth was wrong, I was going off hand, but now remember my low speed was drawing 3.5 amps, and normal speed was 5 amps.

So I guess it's around 290kWh for furnace fan running 24/7, plus however much for the normal "furnance on" fan running.

[suntan]

The hot tub is the biggest draw I would hazard. Mine is a major power suck too.

[raceman6135]

Not bad. Two-storey house, about 1200 square feet, live alone, home all day, so furnace is 22C (18C at night).