@deetoo I love them and follow them daily...sadly when they passed through here I was unable to make the hour and half away trip to see them in the flesh but my spirit walks with them daily. I also follow Aloka the Peace dog's Journey/Page with them as well. They fill me with Hope,Peace and Inspiration.
@jeanne-mayell. Total electric here. I have the Heatpump HVAC that does heat/air that was installed when they flipped this house in the Spring of 23 that we bought in Nov of 23. I have the new induction range that does indeed boil water very quickly "rapid boil". That being said? I cook a lot of meals with my Instant Pot, Use my Toaster oven and air fryer..especially during the warmer days as they are very efficient and use way less KwH than the range ( the oven especially!!) I do enjoy the range in the winter time and make good use by meal planning to best use it and enjoy the extra warmth it throws out as well ask the goodies I bake in it. I keep my thermostat set at 68 during the cooler months ... I learned the most effective use of the heat pump by the set it and forget of the thermostat to avoid activating the stage 1 and stage 2 (auxiliary heat).. I thought turning it down to 66 at night would lower my bill.. wrong!!! I learned this by getting "daily usage reports" and saw the big difference when that stage 2 auxiliary heat has to kick in to get back up to 68. Effective usage relies on you learning the system you have and making it work for you. Spring up until mid June... I am able to keep my bill lower by getting up in the cool of the am's and using the whole house attic fans to cool the attic and the house by drawing in the cool morning air through the windows... then turning it off and keeping the windows closed and most days ? The A/C doesn't have to kick in until say around 4pm or so to be comfortable inside. during high usage summertime rates I utilize the late off peak demand hours for things like laundry and the dishwasher. I noticed a big improvement in usage too when I recalled all the windows and such for this winter!!! Never underestimate caulking and adding insulation!!!My vehicle is an old Honda CRV (2006) that is maintained well and runs like a top even at 216,000 miles (thank you my auto mechanic son!!!) I drive very little any more..no public places I want to go to much around here its so red and hateful right now. I am in no position to buy a newer electric vehicle but think they are great! My electric bill would be even lower if Ga.Power and the Public Service Commission weren't making behind the scenes deals to raise rates so high to build out the infrastructure for all the data centers Kemp and GQP are so busy trying to get rich off of here. I am so proud we were able to defeat the one they wanted to build in our area!!! We fought long and hard for that!!!! I guess what I am trying to say? Is don't get overwhelmed..make the changes for more efficient power usage, cleaner power usage where you can... every little bit helps!!!! I have gone from previous bills of 300-450 ish ... to 89- 145 ish now!!! being aware and changing what we can...helps!!!
@journeywithme2 Wowee. What a great post! Thank you for the update. And the reminder that there are inexpensive ways to heat food without gas. Before we got the induction range (which I saved up for four years), we used three inexpensive electric plugins: Costco an electric kettle, a toaster oven/multi-purpose air fryer, device, and an electric pot that fries, cooks rice, makes soups and stews, and a million other things.