Turn off your electric blanket when you aren't in the bed. If you forget, put your electric blanket on a digital timer that turns it on every night right before bed and turns it off every morning right before you wake up.
If you're cold at night, an electric blanket helps keep you warm without heating the entire house. You can program your thermostat to turn itself down overnight and use an electric blanket to warm up the 18 or so square feet that you are actually occupying while you sleep.
| Month | Electricity in kWh | Cost per kWh | Natural Gas in Therms | Cost per Therm | Water in CCF | Cost per CCF | People | HDD | CDD | BTU/Ft2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2010 | 695 | $.096 | 265 | $1.29 | 5 | $2.35 | 3 | 703 | 0 | 8,254 |
| January 2010 | 827 | $.093 | 408 | $1.12 | 5 | $2.35 | 3 | 813 | 0 | 12,471 |
| December 2009 | 1,003 | $.092 | 165 | $1.14 | 7 | $2.12 | 4 | 701 | 4 | 5,695 |
| November 2009 | 564 | $.101 | 69 | $1.15 | 6 | $2.15 | 3 | 329 | 0 | 2,523 |
| October 2009 | 823 | $.096 | 40 | $1.16 | 5 | $2.35 | 3 | 183 | 62 | 1,946 |
| September 2009 | 1,383 | $.107 | 9 | $1.86 | 11 | $2.84 | 3 | 12 | 272 | 1,606 |
| August 2009 | 2,164 | $.110 | 9 | $1.92 | 20 | $2.88 | 3 | 2 | 443 | 2,368 |
| July 2009 | 2,278 | $.110 | 20 | $1.43 | 19 | $2.69 | 3 | 2 | 414 | 2,613 |
| June 2009 | 2,298 | $.113 | 13 | $1.98 | 30 | $4.07 | 3 | 0 | 450 | 2,613 |
| May 2009 | 869 | $.097 | 41 | $1.56 | 20 | $2.85 | 5 | 16 | 185 | 2,020 |
| April 2009 | 840 | $.096 | 51 | $1.41 | 14 | $1.94 | 5 | 165 | 46 | 2,277 |
| March 2009 | 845 | $.095 | 117 | $1.19 | 9 | $1.76 | 5 | 312 | 12 | 4,169 |
| February 2009 | 800 | $.095 | 214 | $1.22 | 8 | $1.84 | 5 | 473 | 0 | 6,898 |
| January 2009 | 808 | $.093 | 349 | $1.23 | 5 | $2.29 | 4 | 645 | 0 | 10,766 |
| December 2008 | 864 | $.092 | 106 | $1.26 | 8 | $1.84 | 4 | 505 | 4 | 3,873 |
| Averages | 1,375 | $.099 | 89 | $1.31 | 19 | $1.84 | 3.6 | 232 | 168 | 3,897 |