Gina
Averages about $150 in the winter, 65 year old house, rockwool insulation in attic, oil heat, electric everything else, 1000 sq ft on main living level, equal amount of basement below. One person, one cat.
When there were six of us living in the house, the electric bill was 3.68 for a month. Forty odd years ago.
I never ripped out walls for a “more open feeling”, I wonder if that helps with energy consumption.
I have one bathroom, and use a dishwasher. No microwave–wasteful to have one to burn popcorn in. Did put in an electric garage door opener. Two cordless phones and a dvd player and a computer. Those are my additions to the home of items that use electricity. The coldest room in the house is located on the NW back corner, gets the least amount of sunlight, and the heat register is shared with the bathroom.