An electricity shock

The electricity bill for January and February has

been a real electrical shock.

I pay Fortum for what they call "electricity rent"

(nettleie) and Gudbrandsdal Energi for the actual

amount of electricity I use.

I have just analyzed this last bill.

January 2009 :

1891 kWh for the price of 49,85 oere/kWh

January 2010:

2530 kWh for the price of 53,92 oere/kWh

February 2009:

1774 kWh for the price of 44,39 oere/kWh

February 2010:

2190 kWh for the price of 82,84 oere/kWh(!!)

The bill last year was 1730 kr for the two months.

This year it was 3178 kr!!

If I may use one of the not-so-harsh swearwords in

Norwegian: Fytte rakker'n!

I have termometers in all rooms to keep the

temperature around 20 C in the winter.

According to my logic, the increased use of electricity

must be the result of a winter that was colder and longer

than last year, and living in a house that is old and

probably "leaking" more heat than many modern houses.