Quote Originally Posted by Catriona View Post
My electric bill stays around $30 a month year round.
I hope this means your heat is not electric.

Everything in my condo is electric. My bills are always much higher in winter, although the new heat pump I had installed in December cut the kwhs used in half during the really cold months. But still it costs me much less to run the A/C. If it's below 80 with low humidity I will open the windows, but otherwise I turn the A/C on and enjoy it. Thanks to the programmable thermostat, it doesn't run much when I'm at work (most days, it probably doesn't run at all), but it's nice and comfy otherwise.

My parents' house has no A/C and it can get pretty unpleasant, even with the windows and shades closed during the day. They have big fans blowing out at night to draw in the cooler air, but during a heat wave that's not enough.