What do you pay per day in utilities? $30/day here

Eeyore,them programmable thermostats are quite nice aye?
Got one here too and it has definately helped chomp down the energy bill.
also did the attic insulation thing and double payne windows & it has helped.
it can git brutally cold up here in NYS.
Electicity bill about 150/month,not too bad,keep the heat at 69 during day and 62 at night.