I turn everything on and run a drop cord to my neighbors house...just to annoy Syd!
Actually I'm thinking of using motion sensing light switches in the common areas of the house such as the living room, kitchen, dinning room, halls and bathroom since my wife and kid never turn them off.
Personally I cut my utilities over 60% in the last two years with upgrades including a 97% energy efficent furnace and R-50 insulation. All the lights in my house use 15 watt or less bulbs to include outside lights which I leave on at night. Even in the dead of winter my bill for gas and electric together just barely hits $100 a month.
Its easy to save energy!
My next project after I finish the plumbing is to install solar panels to provide all the interior lighting, outside lighting and the work shop. 4 panels and 12 deep cycles will run it for the next 5-7 years (before I have to replace the battery) then I never have to worry about lights during power outages which happen a lot here and it will cut the utilities by another $30 a month at least.
Dev