non-solar ways to cut electric bill?

Yeah, the declining water table is a big issue. A few neighbors up the hill from my folks house have had to drill deeper wells recently. Luckily our family well is still producing.

Good call on the Pump Savers.

I'm pretty retentive about turning off lights & stuff now.

timers can really help. I have a neighbor who has them on 2 refrigerators as well as any exhaust fans (like in the bathroom & kitchen) and they really work. I was amazed at the numbers comparison. I'll probably go this route eventually to save some juice.

My house is about the same size and uses propane water heater, stove/oven, and dryer. Our electric bill is about $35/month including our 1/3 of the shared well bill.
the main electricity users are the fridge and the water system (booster pump & pressure tank).

My propane cost is about $100/month so it kind of evens out to what you are spending.