Is 1200 kWh normal for a house?
Jillin: That’s actually a fair electrical usage for the situation. I’ve worked in this area (electrical energy usage) as an electrical engineer for about 20 years, and with a Southern California electric utility (maybe the one you are paying your electric bill to ) for the past 15 years. A Condo in Southern California with 1 or 2 people typically uses about 300 to 400 kWh. The typical electrical usage for a 2000 sq ft home — without a swimming pool — in So. Cal is about 500 to 600 kWh per month. A swimming pool adds about 200 to 250 kWh per month. Using the A/C can add an extra 400 kWh on a hot August month. So your bill looks very reasonable. Only using 1250 kWh in a 5000 sq ft home, with 7 people in So. Cal would be very reasonable — especially since this should be your July electrical usage. Keep in mind, July was very cool month down here in So Cal. August or September could be much hotter. The hot weather drives your A/C usage, and that is what drives up your electric bill i
