Here’s my utility bill from July 2 through Aug 5th.
In March I had my house sided and 1/2” foam board was added to the outside under the siding. Nothing else was done to the house, except my storm doors were removed.
Notice the much higher electric bill last year. I must not have run my air conditioning much. I used 25% less electricity. Either thermal bridging (2x4 walls with dense packed cellulose in between) was a huge issue, or we didn’t have a summer. I distinctly remember sweating buckets outside, maybe it was just humid? The house color basicly stayed the same going from yellow to a creamy color so I don’t think it reflects more light.
Could I be overlooking something big?
![Did we not have a summer, or was thermal bridging a huge issue at my house? Did we not have a summer, or was thermal bridging a huge issue at my house?](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/329/329219-2f068ccc67183b0ec5ca2232fd1cce29.jpg)
In March I had my house sided and 1/2” foam board was added to the outside under the siding. Nothing else was done to the house, except my storm doors were removed.
Notice the much higher electric bill last year. I must not have run my air conditioning much. I used 25% less electricity. Either thermal bridging (2x4 walls with dense packed cellulose in between) was a huge issue, or we didn’t have a summer. I distinctly remember sweating buckets outside, maybe it was just humid? The house color basicly stayed the same going from yellow to a creamy color so I don’t think it reflects more light.
Could I be overlooking something big?
![Did we not have a summer, or was thermal bridging a huge issue at my house? Did we not have a summer, or was thermal bridging a huge issue at my house?](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/329/329219-2f068ccc67183b0ec5ca2232fd1cce29.jpg)