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Slow down your meter!

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Power bill analysis (Feb, Mar, Apr 2007 vs. Feb, Mar, Apr 2008).

"My home is greener than ever before."


Month/Year KWH used More Power Used Compare to KWH used Less Power Used
Feb 07 billl 3127 $ 361.86 Feb 08 billl 2381 $ 267.51
1/29 to 2/27 28 days before price increase 1/26 to 2/26 31 days after price increase

For February (paid in March), my 2008 kwh usage dropped 746 even though the 08 billing cycle was three
days longer. I did not compare the weather from year to year, but the power company shows that my
average electricity cost per day dropped from $12.48 to $8.63 (a 30.8% drop).
This was a monetary savings of $94.35...a 26% decrease in my power bill. From 2007 to 2008 the price per kwh
went up 5.9%; therefore the adjusted savings was 30.4%. This is the first comparison month I have done, and it
seems too good to be possible. Let's move ahead and look at March...

Month/Year KWH used Unusual Month* Compare to KWH used Same Power Used
Mar 07 billl 1855 $ 209.79 Mar 08 billl 1898 $ 210.82
2/27 to 3/28 29 days before price increase 2/26 to 3/27 30 days after price increase

For March (paid in April), I had an increase. This was due to my *two week trip to China in ‘07. This shows how
changes in routine will impact year-to-year power comparisons. My ’08 power usage was for a whole month.
Thanks to Pe3, the bill was just $1.03 more than the previous year when I was gone for two weeks.
Energy was definitely saved. Pe3 was working. This was just an unusual month.
Month/Year KWH used More Power Used Compare to KWH used Less Power Used
Apr 07 billl 2471 $ 283.44 Apr 08 billl 1891 $ 210.00
2/27 to 3/28 31 days before price increase 2/27 to 3/28 31 days after price increase

For April (paid in May), my usage dropped 580 kwh. This produced a savings of $73.44—a 25.9% decrease
before factoring in the 5.9% cost per kwh hike. That's a 30.3% improvement with the cost hike figured in. The
power company's cost per day chart showed a drop from $9.45 to $7.24.
It would make a huge impact if everyone in Orlando dropped their power consumption by that much. What if
every home in America dropped its consumption by that much?

Ð The environmental impact in kwh savings Ð

Feb to Feb: 3127 to 2381. Mar to Mar: 1855 to 1898. Apr to Apr: 2471 to 1891.
My home saved 746 kwh... I used 43 kwh more power... My home saved 580 kwh...
a 23.8% reduction a 2.3% increase a 23.5% reduction
To show the truest
The billing rules for my area charge a penny more per kwh after the first 1,000 kwh that are used each
month. Likewise, the fuel surcharge is higher after the first 1,000. Since the saved power comes off the picture possible, I
top, the effect is to bring my average price per kilowatt hour down. analyzed my bills in
multiple ways.
This will confuse
Return on Investment some readers, and
for that I apologize.
I saved $ 94.35, $ -1.04, and $ 73.44 = $166.75 in 3 months. If I paid $650.93 (includes The bottom line is
shipping and tax) + $150 for installation, my investment in this technology would be the kwh savings of
$800.93. At this rate, my payback will be complete after 15 months. 23+% in the 2
months that were
PowerwoRx-e3 (Pe3) has a 10-year Warranty comparable.
PowerwoRx is a
I will have 105 more months to save $5,836.25 before my warranty runs out. But Pe3
technology that will
has a 20-year expected life…that’s 120 more months! So I’d expect $6,670 more of make any home
value, for a total return of $12,506.25 after the unit has already paid for itself. (and most business
buildings) more
The reality will be far better. I won't spend 2 weeks out of the country very often
efficient and more
(see March analysis). Nor will electricity stay this low! All in all, an investment of green!
$800.93 could produce $20,000 of value. That would buy me a new roof.
Pe3 does not save
Plus Pe3 provides surge protection and less electrical noise. money on lighting
or heat generation,
just on fans, pumps,

Pe3 is green and it's thrifty! and motors. This


includes air
conditioners,
refrigerators, pool
pumps, all fans and
blowers, hair dryers,
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