Power bills.

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by kraznyi_oktjabr

33 square metres fifth floor apartment here. Power bill is between €50 and €60/two months as I have unusually high power consumption. This is because I have visual impairement and need extra lights to live independently.

Do you need special lights , in terms of wavelength, e.g. more reddish, "natural light", or even full spectrum light (quite expensive), or do you need a certain minimum brightness? I am asking because I can ask our lighting crew if they know some energy saving alternatives.

[Jimbuna]

I pay approx £90 per month for duel fuel elec/gas

[kraznyi_oktjabr]

Originally Posted by Penguin

Do you need special lights , in terms of wavelength, e.g. more reddish, "natural light", or even full spectrum light (quite expensive), or do you need a certain minimum brightness? I am asking because I can ask our lighting crew if they know some energy saving alternatives.

I have four lamps suspended from roof (two in living/bedroom, one in kitchen and one in hallway) with fluorescent lamps: each have one tube lighting to down and two indirectly via roof. In addition in kitchen there are two extra fluorescent light above sink and working area (in addition to original one) and in living/bedroom two Waldmann desk lamps.

I don't remember details on colour but its less white than in that standard light in kitchen and it does not include blue (or has extremely little of it). I have not had need to change lamp in last three years so I don't remember exact type anymore.

[Catfish]

Energy costs generally have risen to an unbelievable peak, most of our price is being made in Wall street, London and Frankfurt, not very much to do with resources.
They just take what they know they can demand.

The joke in Germany is since the less consumption of water (completely idiotic in a country where it rains almsost as much as in England lol) and energy (due to the new energy-saving devices) they have to raise the prices, because people consume less than before.

And the poor sods who still have badly insulated apartments and older technology pay double - if it would only be double - it is much more here. Prices are now 400 percent more than in 2008 - 4x the price !

[kiwi_2005]

Around $140 a month. You guys that have nuclear energy like the States wouldn't the power bill be very low? If that how it works or is the nuclear energy don't count for power.