andriod chewin up a lot of battery power...any suggestions

Here's a trick that worked for my Moment. Let the battery die and then charge it all the way. Try this step another two times.

Hardware settings are often an unseen and unknown battery killer. Your phone may be auto-syncing, searching for WiFi access points, or tracking location with GPS even when you are not using it. Monitoring these settings will greatly benefit your Android phone’s battery life.