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The average New Englander uses between 567 kWh/month and 711 kWh/month (different values for different states - areas farther south generally use more). The an
by Armisael16 4y ago
The average New Englander uses between 567 kWh/month and 711 kWh/month (different values for different states - areas farther south generally use more).
The answer is probably that you live 5-10 degrees north of him and don’t use as much air conditioning.
- fleddr 4y agoI don't use any AC at all, true. But would you say that explains triple the usage? New England isn't exactly in the desert.
- Armisael16 4y agoElectric heating and cooling (instead of gas, which while still energy doesn’t go in the same bucket) and probably a larger house. His usage is high by the standards of the region, so it probably is also something like an electric car or crypto mining. (For what it’s worth, a swamp is far harder to cool than a desert - five of the top six states in the US by energy usage are on the Gulf coast. The average Floridian household uses ~13700 kWh/year whereas New Mexico is ~8000 kWh/year. On the other hand, the household average in Canada is higher than in the US, so…)