Abby, Zoë and Enzo

 The condo manager delivered the energy bill.  Our rental included all of these costs, so we need to pass this bill on to the land lady.  I was curious as to how much energy we used in August as well as the costs for budgeting and analysis reasons.  We don't have many electrical appliances here in the apartment besides the TV, Refridgerator, Microwave, Water cooler, and 2 electric shower heads (2400W each), a few compact flourescent lights, 2 small fans, a blender, a small clothes washer, the dsl modem, the router, a little stereo boom box which we haven't plugged in and my laptop.  We figured out that the showers use about 20% - 30% (US$19 - US$29) of the total electricity we used this in August.  We used a total of 238 KWH in August.  The bill's history shows that the previous renters in July used 244 KWH.  August's energy bill was R$173.19 = US$ 96.89.  The energy cost is about US$0.40 per KWH.  In New Hampshire, our July energy consumption was 448 KWH, almost double what we used here and cost US$ 74.22, which is about US$0.165 per KWH.  Energy costs here are 2.4 times the cost in New Hampshire.  It is no wonder more people here are interested in solar energy.  At their current energy cost, it is a more attractive alternative than for us, with our cheaper electricity.  What is your total consumption and per KWH usage costs?