People take one look at my home office setup and scoff that I must have a high electricity bill. I have a computer with lights inside, several monitors, a backlit keyboard and mouse, and LED lights wrapping around the room and underneath my desk. Although it might look expensive to run, it really isn’t. The computer takes the most electricity and the LED lights are all high efficiency. I have actually used my electrical meter to measure the electrical pull of various lights and electronics in my home office, but they don’t actually make up for the bulk of my energy bill. I have things like gas charges because I use it for cooking and heating. As far as my electricity bill is concerned, that is in large part dominated by my air conditioner use, as well as my clothes dryer, oven, stove top, and water heater. It’s all of these appliances combined that make up most of my electricity expenses. Based on my measurements, my entire home office utilizes less energy than a basic space heater. People don’t realize how much electricity they’re wasting with many $10 space heaters. I used one for a month straight one year before getting a gas furnace and I remember seeing my electricity bill increase by 30%, it was absolutely crazy at the time. I know that $50 radiant space heaters are much more energy efficient, but many people buy the cheap ones because that is what they can afford. The reduced energy costs will pay for the expensive space heater in the course of two months alone.
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