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  1. rocketmandb

    rocketmandb Ocellaris Clown

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    My wife was was looking at our PG&E bill and realized that the power component was missing. She called them up and they said that a couple months ago our power usage shot up so high that they figured something had to be wrong.

    Anyone want to guess what happened about that time? (Hint: Follow the link in my sig)

    Anyone want to guess how much it went up?
     
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  2. VPBassist

    VPBassist Bristle Worm

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    Too funny. My wife pointed out to me last month that our electric bill had risen $0.25/day from the year before when we had no tanks to now when we have two.
     
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  3. Doratus

    Doratus Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    No, it makes me cringe. I'd say "yeah... must've been a mistake" and walk away whistling.
     
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  4. Mr. Bill

    Mr. Bill Native Floridian

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    Haha! Perhaps you should invest in a generator before they catch on and back-charge for the additional usage. lol
     
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  5. VPBassist

    VPBassist Bristle Worm

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    Generators also save fish lives in a prolonged power outage. I have a friend that just bought a big generator after losing 15 discus at $45 a head during a three day power outage in the middle of a North dakota winter.
     
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  6. Matt Rogers

    Matt Rogers Kingfish

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    OH MAN... I am guessing it when up about $300?
     
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  7. heidimi

    heidimi Fire Shrimp

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    Wow, I wanna know how much too ;). I will take a stab @ 100$ s month. Mine is back down now that I run the LEDs to only about 12$ more a month. It makes a huge difference which is reason #42304 for my Love of the LEDs!

    Heidi
     
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  8. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    haha. I want to know how much the power bill went up. :p
     
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  9. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    That's probably best.
     
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  10. Jason McKenzie

    Jason McKenzie Super Moderator

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    I know my hydro bill dropped $200/month after shutting down the 400G tank
     
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