utilities heating

If there was any doubt its winter in Canada.....

@sulynsi (2671)

Canada

December 16, 2021 7:11am CST

Ouch! Just check that electric bill

I keep reminding myself, I would have had to pay my heating in one lump when we were at the house - I can spread the cost over the year with this situation. But that jump from summer costs to winter can be a bit of a shock - like an icy wind coming through the door!

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@ihasaquestion (8275)

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16 Dec 21

How cold can the weather be during winter?

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@sulynsi (2671)

• Canada

16 Dec 21

Right now, it's fairly mild - about -1 C But mid winter, -10 to -20 is not unusual, feels much colder with the wind chill Some parts of the country, like Edmonton Alberta, my husband said he'd seen temperatures in the minus 40's

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@sulynsi (2671)

• Canada

17 Dec 21

@ihasaquestion I’ve never experienced that - I’ve never lived that far North - but yeah - brrrrr Layers and coats made from very warm materials- goose or duck down fill is one of the warmest - hat, gloves, warm boots

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@ihasaquestion (8275)

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16 Dec 21

@sulynsi Oh dear, - 40 seems like a real terrible cold weather to be in. How many layers of clothing do you need for that, and for the fairly mild one too?

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@Shavkat (139937)

• Philippines

16 Dec 21

I can imagine how the high electricity bill during the winter season.

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@sulynsi (2671)

• Canada

17 Dec 21

@Shavkat I’m not really a fan but I was born here - unlike the US, there’s nowhere in Canada that doesn’t experience some level of winter cold - the south west coastal areas of BC can be pretty much perfect weather but that’s the other side of this massive country from me - 4 time zones away!!

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@sulynsi (2671)

• Canada

16 Dec 21

It includes my heat as well as everything else - so I shouldn't complain - its just that switchover that hits

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@Shavkat (139937)

• Philippines

17 Dec 21

@sulynsi Honestly, winter is not for me.

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@dodo19 (47317)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

16 Dec 21

It's not always fun getting that bill. It hasn't been too cold here thankfully.

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@sulynsi (2671)

• Canada

17 Dec 21

I always hope, maybe it won’t be too wintry this winter, but I’m always disappointed

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@franxav (13842)

• India

16 Dec 21

Our summer electricity bills go up.

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@sulynsi (2671)

• Canada

16 Dec 21

I never thought about that, but it makes sense Heat can be pretty intense, I imagine. I wilt when the mercury goes above 26C

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@franxav (13842)

• India

19 Dec 21

@sulynsi on summer days 35 to 40 degree Celsius is normal temperature for us.

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@sulynsi (2671)

• Canada

19 Dec 21

Oh my goodness - I'd be a puddle

@MissNikki (5237)

• Maple Ridge, British Columbia

16 Dec 21

The hydro and gas bills, ugh!! Welcome to Winter. I'm in BC, not sure where you are but it is starting to get cold here. Hasn't gone below 0 in the past week though.

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@sulynsi (2671)

• Canada

16 Dec 21

I think southern BC, near the coast, is probably the closest we have in Canada to 'Florida' - your weather is pretty close to ideal. Still, low single digits definitely require the heat being turned on. Our weather out here is a bit odd - right now its raining, yesterday, we had snow

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@MissNikki (5237)

• Maple Ridge, British Columbia

17 Dec 21

@sulynsi today has been a strange mix of some wet snow, rain, and then sun.

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@Babino (5759)

• Morocco

16 Dec 21

I've never lived in a city where it snows. I don't like the cold. But lately I feel like it's something I should experience. I really have to spend a year or two somewhere where it snows.

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@sulynsi (2671)

• Canada

17 Dec 21

I’d like a place like Prescott Arizona - not much rain, in doesn’t get as hot as lower elevations, it does get snow, but not so much as here and when it falls, it melts away pretty quickly.

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@snowy22315 (180805)

• United States

16 Dec 21

Here in Central Virginia, I don't often have to use the whole house heat. I do make generous use of space heaters though, and they can run up a bill too...just not as bad as heating the whole house.

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@sulynsi (2671)

• Canada

16 Dec 21

I wish we had a few provinces that swept down into warmer climates - here we have the choice of cold, colder, colder still.

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@Jenaisle (14078)

• Philippines

17 Dec 21

It must be difficult to maintain a warm temperature, as it is maintaining a room temperature during hot days. This is the case in our area. I love the temperature this time of the year, because it's just like the standard room temperature. It's also less costly as I don't use my aircon or fan. I love the cold season here.

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@sulynsi (2671)

• Canada

17 Dec 21

Cold must be relative - I’m curious how cold is it in your cold season? I couldn’t cope with extreme heat - I don’t like temperatures above 26 C

@RebeccasFarm (89873)

• Arvada, Colorado

12 Feb 22

OH dear I am so sorry. It is the same here. Astronomical cost of heating here.

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@sulynsi (2671)

• Canada

12 Feb 22

That reminds me, my electric bill is due soon……

@jstory07 (139742)

• Roseburg, Oregon

16 Dec 21

The bill is not that high here in the winter it only rains.

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@sulynsi (2671)

• Canada

17 Dec 21

I’d love Arizona- little precipitation of any variety and up the mountain where it’s not as hot - no grass to cut

I don’t need things perfect, just all my own way!

@Marilynda1225 (82789)

• United States

16 Dec 21

Thankfully it hasn't been too cold here yet but I agree that winter bills can be horribly expensive

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@sulynsi (2671)

• Canada

16 Dec 21

It looks like a kind of odd weather pattern this year - if I get away with having to shovel less, I'll be happy. We try to run our heat on the lower side and just put on extra layers - that helps too.

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@sinari (4997)

• Indonesia

17 Dec 21

Wow, indeed if the electricity bill goes up we will feel the hassle too.

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@sulynsi (2671)

• Canada

17 Dec 21

I’m grateful we have the convenience of central heating and air conditioning- I wonder how people coped 100 years ago?

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@sulynsi (2671)

• Canada

17 Dec 21

@sinari good point

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@sinari (4997)

• Indonesia

17 Dec 21

@sulynsi Maybe 100 years ago the air was still cool, because there were many forests or trees. So different from the air in this modern era

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