ᐅ House electricity consumption – what is your usage?

Created on: 6 Oct 2020 06:29
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chewbacca123
Good morning everyone,
I wanted to ask what your house’s electricity consumption is at night when everything is quiet and sleeping, so what is running continuously?

We have a newly built house, moved in summer 2019. Our building services include underfloor heating (air-to-water heat pump), controlled mechanical ventilation (runs at full power 3 times a day for 2 hours each, then reduced), a photovoltaic system, and otherwise the usual nighttime appliances (phone charger plugged into USB outlet, e-bikes charging occasionally, 2 TVs on standby, Alexas on standby, etc.).

At night, we have a continuous consumption of about 232W (with ventilation running at reduced power and when the heat pump is not producing). I can see this in the app for the photovoltaic system. From 0:00 to 6:30 a.m. we consume about 2.8 kWh.

How about you?

Best regards
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Ybias78
9 Oct 2020 06:20
guckuck2 schrieb:

The infrastructure for long-distance travel is quite adequate already, but unfortunately expensive. And the mentioned little car simply isn’t made for that, keyword Rapidgate. You have to spend an extra 10,000 (10k) to get a model that can charge quickly and repeatedly.

But it’s gradually improving. Progress is being made.

And that’s why we’re still hesitating. Maybe it will change with the new build and the photovoltaic system.
tomtom799 Oct 2020 06:30
Ybias78 schrieb:

My 2.5-year-old Fiat Freemont
Just the fact that you bought that car shows you have zero taste in cars. I think you’ve already mentioned the GLC three times, nice car hopefully with some power and not the French engine.
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Ybias78
9 Oct 2020 06:39
tomtom79 schrieb:

Just the fact that you bought that thing shows you have zero taste in cars. I think you've already mentioned the GLC three times now—a nice car, hopefully with some power and not the French engine.

The French engine is only up to the B-Class. The GLC has the Mercedes engine, and yes, it’s definitely the good one. Sorry that there were three topics where my post fit. I won’t mention the brand the fourth time.
Ötzi Ötztaler
9 Oct 2020 07:25
Nida35a schrieb:

Who has aired out their home 6 times a day ...?
I have, because I previously lived in an older apartment that was retrofitted with thermal insulation and made airtight. The options were clear: either ventilate constantly or face mold problems.

Because of this experience, I am now very happy to have a controlled mechanical ventilation system in the house.
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guckuck2
9 Oct 2020 07:48
A few neighbors do not have any ventilation systems. You can notice this immediately upon entering their homes. Without wanting to fuel any mold fears, the living comfort is simply not very good.
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halmi
9 Oct 2020 08:02
The CO2 price was increased yesterday by the Bundestag from €10 to €25 per ton starting in 2021.