April 2005: 993 Kwh, April 2006: 623 Kwh
A 37% reduction and almost all of it from: turning off lights, a few CF bulbs in strategic places, replacing an old washer and dryer with energy-efficient models from Fisher and Paykel (awesome), and simply, hibernating computers, and mostly being aware.
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