{"id":5214,"date":"2020-03-09T15:58:42","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T20:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/?p=5214"},"modified":"2023-05-24T15:43:17","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T20:43:17","slug":"how-many-kwh-does-the-average-apartment-use-per-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com\/blog\/how-many-kwh-does-the-average-apartment-use-per-month\/","title":{"rendered":"How Many kWh Does The Average Apartment Use Per Month?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Choosing a new Houston apartment can include shopping for a new electricity plan that’s right for your apartment. It’s confusing and we’ll help you figure it out.<\/center><\/p><\/div>\n

How much electricity does an apartment tenant use?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Most people don\u2019t consider their electricity cost<\/a> when they move into an apartment. But even a small place can produce a shocking <\/span>Texas electricity bill<\/span>. Bad insulation, a rickety air conditioner, and flimsy windows can make a cheap apartment quite a bit more costly. So how much electricity does an average apartment dweller use?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

An average one-bedroom apartment of around 750 square feet uses about 750 kwh per month. More square footage means an increase in cost primarily because of heating and cooling a larger space. <\/span>Typical apartment electricity usage<\/span> increases to about 880 kWh for 1,000 square feet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Because apartments vary widely in size, age, and energy efficiency, a better question is: How much energy would you use in a particular apartment you intend to rent? Determining this is easier than you might think.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How do you estimate apartment energy usage?<\/span><\/h3>\n

Switching apartments comes with a lot of problems to solve. How many pizzas will your friends eat while schlepping your possessions up three flights of stairs? Pizza math is hard. Predicting your electricity bill shouldn\u2019t be. If you know a few key pieces of information, <\/span>estimating your energy usage<\/span> should be easy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As the sports saying goes, past performance is the best indicator of future performance. Even though you\u2019re new to your apartment, chances are someone has lived there before. You can ask the prior tenants how much their electricity bill ran. You can also ask neighbors or the apartment office staff. Chances are your usage won\u2019t be significantly different than that of tenants in similar apartments within the same complex.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you can\u2019t get historical electricity usage information from these people, you\u2019ll have to make an educated guess. Find your past bills to see how many kilowatt-hours you used each month over the past year. Use this as a baseline for further calculations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Identify the key differences between your old place and your new digs:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n