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> Her kWH usage is 4562 per month

This is the part that seems quite high to me. All the other numbers scale off that, and in some jurisdictions, the high usage could put her in a higher pricing tier than a normal residence. An average house might use 1000 to 2000 kWh a month, for example. Of course her property is much bigger, but it would still be good to figure out what exactly is using the power.

Knowing what's using that much could help you better evaluate solutions, mainly in knowing whether it's better to conserve or self-generate.

Just random examples: If she's using electric resistive heating, a heat pump could save some money. If she's got a lot of lighting going on (big barn with old lights?), LEDs could help. Are there pumps running all the time? EV charging? Is someone crypto mining in a secret shed? Is there a miswired electric fence? Things like that...



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