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I am not trying to conserve. One bedroom window is cracked open all winter and the therm is set to 62° at night, 71° during the day. I reran the numbers this morning and they are correct. I did buy a new furnace/ac & a new 40 gal gas hot water heater in June 2005 and was told that my bills would go down. My electric cost was $1,705 in 2005 and $1,825 in 2006, much higher than most of my neighbors but my refrig/freezer has two compressors & I also have a stand alone freezer, both use a lot of electricity.

OH, I almost forgot, I did do something to conserve energy yesterday. I bought a 7 yr spiral light bulb! I bought it because it's for a ceiling fixture that requires a ladder to change and I am not very steady on a ladder.