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throw_away_antimlm t1_jao1s3p wrote

Reply to comment by Mother_Show8790 in What’s your PGW Bill Like? by [deleted]

Yeah that will affect it. Are all your walls plastered (like no exposed stone)? Heavy window treatments and keeping doors closed helps. If you have a kitchen addition on the back of the house without a door, hang a curtain between it and the rest of the house (this can be applied to any additions or sunporches). Some folks go the extra mile and do that by their front door if they don't have a vestibule. We do not because the sun hits the front of our house for a decent part of the day.

Granted, I live mid-row in a much smaller house(896 sq ft), but just hanging a curtain between the kitchen addition and the rest of the house helps - our kitchen can be COLD. The bill I'll be paying this month is $90, 24% lower than last year's (it's been so warm!). My summer PGW is around $45 (gas stove).

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AbsentEmpire t1_jao1lak wrote

Reply to What’s your PGW Bill Like? by [deleted]

$70 last month.

I'm in a 10 year old 1600sqft row house with a modern HVAC and smart thermostat. Keep the temp around 65 during day and 62 at night.

Could probably get it lower if I replaced the builders grade windows with something super insulated.

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Devin1405 t1_jansupu wrote

Reply to What’s your PGW Bill Like? by [deleted]

1800 sqft, new construction build last year. Was like $20 in summer (gas cooking) but the last few months it was around 110-120/mo, keeping the house around 67-69 most of the time.

Also I only share a wall with one neighbor, fwiw.

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eapocalypse t1_jansj64 wrote

Reply to comment by Mother_Show8790 in What’s your PGW Bill Like? by [deleted]

I have forced air but it's definitely much cheaper to let it go down to 62 at night and come up to 68 again in the morning.

I believe PGW will also give similar advice

You can also call PGW and have them do average billing for you to spread the cost across the whole year keeps your bill mostly flat. Pay more in summer than you currently do but less in winter to make budgeting easier.

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Vexithan t1_janpizm wrote

Reply to What’s your PGW Bill Like? by [deleted]

Row home a little under 1100 square feet. Winter it’s been between $150 and $200 each month when it’s been really cold. We keep it set to 69 (nice) when we’re home and 65 when we’re out or asleep. We also have some nice electric space heaters that we use in the living room, bedroom, and our sons room that have helped keep costs low all winter. Thankfully the houses next to ours crank the heat so we only lose a lot of heat through the floor above our porch that isn’t insulated well.

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lapeirousia t1_janisl7 wrote

Reply to What’s your PGW Bill Like? by [deleted]

I own an 1,800 square foot house built in the 1890s. We're almost always home, so the heat is constantly running. About 73-74 in the daytime and 68 at night.

Our most expensive bill so far (January 2023) was $410. $300-400 is typical for the winter months.

We replaced some of our (very old) windows last year, which has decreased our gas usage by at least 10% year on year... but our bills have nonetheless gone up this year, since the price of gas has increased.

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