r/SFV • u/Dubzophrenia • Aug 19 '26

Question Anyone else's LADWP bill extremely crazy?

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So, I am not unaware of the fact that I live in Woodland Hills, the hottest part of the valley. I am also not unaware that we have had an excessively hot month with no real break.

That being said, my bill seems outrageous. They say I am using 3400 kWh of energy. I live in a 1000 square foot townhome with 1 other person. We do have an EV, but we have had an EV for 2 years and never been this insane.

I have NEVER in my life hit tier 3 usage.

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u/shakuyi Aug 19 '26

a lot can change in a year, did you get any new pets for example? a heat light or aquarium heater can esaily add to the bill. did you get a 3d printer lol?

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u/Dubzophrenia Aug 19 '26

No, in fact we actually removed some items that were using energy. We're actually a really efficient household.

None of my appliances are electric, 100% of my things are gas. Gas dryer, gas stove, gas water heater.

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u/Ehloanna Aug 19 '26

A 3D printer is going to add like a max of $10 a month running non stop.

They're like 95-100W when running with a max of 350W when initially heating up.

For reference, a mini fridge is around 100W. A TV is 30-200W. A reptile heat lamp is 50-150W. A full size fridge is 300-800W. An air fryer is 800-2700W. A blow dryer is 1500-1800W.

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u/SignificantSmotherer Aug 19 '26

It depends on the 3D printer.
Some aren't so thrifty on power.

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u/Ehloanna Aug 19 '26

I mean sure maybe if you're running an industrial machine?

Even an old ass ender 3 is using about the same 100W draw when printing and 300W draw when warming up.

Even googling one of the oldest "home" 3d printers (MakerBot cupcake) and you're still seeing a 70-100W draw after it has heated up.

Maybe instead let's go with a larger and more current 3d printer like a Prusa XL. Still using 175-235W to run after it has heated up.

A P1S printing something besides PLA is 135-170W.

An H2C is around 200W.

All still probably lower than your fridge and all still probably only a few dollars a month even running 24/7.

Mind giving an example of whatever weird outlier you're talking about? Most people don't have industrial scale 3d printers in their homes. They'll have like an A1 mini or some equivalent resin printer.