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dyqik t1_j5uk9es wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Greater Boston, what's your last gas bill? by Miserable_Ride666

Comparing the usage when you don't have a record of the seasonal usage is helpful though. If it's a warm month, then everyone's bills are low, and vice versa.

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[deleted] t1_j5upiii wrote

Not really. "Warm" is pretty subjective & varies by all the factors I outlined.

My bill is lower than in the past because I learned about the rate spike ahead of time & used less, but I still pay the same rate as everyone else.

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dyqik t1_j5v8awk wrote

"Warm weather" is not subjective. You can look at the National Weather Service website and get objective measurements of it.

Everyone in the same area gets pretty much the same weather, same outside temperatures, etc. Heating costs vary directly with outside air temperature for everyone, although by somewhat different amounts due to insulation, window treatments, etc.

If the weather causes my heating fuel usage to go up by 30% one month, it's very likely that yours will also go up by 20-40% for that month.

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[deleted] t1_j5vb6cq wrote

"Warm weather" isn't what causes you to use more gas, you deciding to keep your thermostat at whatever level you choose is what causes you to use more gas.

I can, & do, turn mine down, & therefore I use less - regardless of what the weather is.

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dyqik t1_j5wlqdn wrote

Warm weather causes you to use less gas. The gas requirements to keep a house at any particular set temperature is proportional to the difference between the set temperature and the outside temperature.

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[deleted] t1_j5z3zhj wrote

Apparently warm weather causes you to use less gas. Do you understand that you can put a sweater on instead of turning the thermostat up? Like, it is an actual option that people choose?

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dyqik t1_j5zc7vy wrote

That's nothing to do with the fact that you use less gas in warm weather than cold weather.

Whatever you or I set our thermostats to, whether or not you or I wear a sweater, we will use less gas if the outside temperature is higher and more if it is colder.

The amount of power to maintain a temperature in a house is proportional to the temperature difference between inside and outside.

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SysAdminScout t1_j5xlhlz wrote

Eversource prints the AVG daily temperature in the monthly usage stats because it helps explain usage numbers.

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