If Your Electric Bill Spikes in the Summer, Energy Experts Say to Stop Using Appliances During These Hours
Once I moved out of my parents’ house and left the comfort of my college dorm room, I learned super quickly how much bills can add up, especially when it comes to electricity. For most of my early 20s, I lived in bare-bones, tiny apartments in Chicago, which were more often than not warmed by radiators that didn’t cost me a penny (although sometimes they did cost me my sanity). The summers were cooled by window air conditioning units that were all but holding on by the wires that plugged them into the wall. I almost never had a washer and dryer in-unit, and instead carried a bag full of quarters with me and my laundry down to the basement. I also rarely had a dishwasher, so most of my evenings were spent washing and drying dishes in my barely-there kitchen. And while I look back on those years with both fondness (and horror), now that I live in a house with a yard, washer and dryer, AND dishwasher, I can’t help but remember how much lower my bills used to be...
