Utility Bills

[MasterBlaster]

I just got mine. I was expecting it to be high, even three hundred bucks, but when I saw $476, I just about shat me britches. I'm only running one 12,000 btu window unit, and another 5000 one for when it get into the 90's.
On top of a $160 "electric" fee, there's an additional $260 "electric fuel cost," whatever in the hell THAT is. BTY, my gas was 9 bucks and my water/sewage/sanitation was about another 40.

My buddy's minimum wage groundie told me his was 900. :what:

I'm waiting to hear about it on the local news, but so far - nothing.

 

[SkwerI]

Wow, that sounds totally unrealistic for your little place. My windows all stay closed most of the year, my central air is set for 80-81 in the day and 78 at night (about 1000 square feet) and I have three months per year when my bill is over $100. My highest bill in the last couple years was about $135 I think.

Our utility was recently turned down by the State for a huge rate increase, although I suspect they will end up getting a slightly smaller increase approved.

 

[woodworkingboy]

Maybe just an electric fan would suffice when you need the extra unit going?

When it's hot, I have a tiny one that I point at my head when going to sleep, it makes a big difference.

 

[darkstar]

Good Grease MB, dude my house is 3000 sf.
Man we run an absolute max of 170 a month but most months are 90 to 140.
I cannot believe your cost so much , there must be something wrong with the bill man.

260.00 eletric fuel cost ????? what the heck is that?

 

[MasterBlaster]

Oh, I have fans blowing.

 

[MasterBlaster]

there must be something wrong with the bill man.

I'm gonna call and ask for a reread, but there's weird stuff happening with our electric company. This bill is probably legit. Hell, whatcha gonna do? I have no choice but to pay it.

 

[Knotahippie]

Frikkin' Brutal!

I never understood those window units...why not just have em' in the room with the window closed?

Seems like a waste sucking all that hot air?

 

[MasterBlaster]

You need to research how AC's operate, mate.

 

[Strikermike]

It is in the window so the condenser coil is outside. Other wise the heat would not be removed from the room.

 

[cybergeek23851]

I average about $325ish for trash, sewer, water, and electric, per month in the summer, and $225ish in the winter, plus the gas bill.

This is for a 1250sq ft house, a new gas pack(heat/ac unit), and a nut job with a welding habit.

 

[woodworkingboy]

MB's seems high, but I think that all in all, utility rates in the states are low compared to other places, especially the basic service charge before the usage. In the states I used to pay $7 for the service into my shop, a number of years ago, here it's about $120.

 

[Newfie]

I guess I won't bitch about my electric bill anymore. Averages about $200-$225 a month for 3000sf.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

MB.. look into a natural gas or propane ac unit... Most our businesses here run gas/propane ac because the electric rates are over 300 percent more for a business.

 

[No_Bivy]

call the utilities commision

 

[woodworkingboy]

They be thinking you've got those grow lights turned on.

 

[MasterBlaster]

They be thinking you've got those grow lights turned on.

Hell yea, I sure would. :what:

 

[Fiddler]

Amazing, don't know how you do it. The highest elec bill we've ever had here is like $66. That was Dec. w/ xmas lights & dark at 5pm.
When we lived in KY and had central air on during record # of days over 90f it was about $25 higher.

 

[sotc]

Might be cost effective to get a heat pump installed now

 

[MasterBlaster]

I'm in a rent house, bro. $200 a month.

 

[No_Bivy]

200 per month WOW...average here is like 850 I think

 

[sotc]

Time to buy

 

[CurSedVoyce]

200.00 per month... Dayum... Cant get a bed room for that here and we in the po part of the woods

 

[gf beranek]

That was for one month, Butch? Sounds like another utilities scam. Remember what Enron did to Cali? And the main perpetrator, KL, didn't even get jail time.

Consumers are a captive audience and the players take us for all they can, and get away with it.

That is so wrong.

 

[Che]

Look on your bill, Butch....what is your total KWH usage for the month?

 

[SkwerI]

If your usage is way high, I'd start looking around and figuring out where it's going. Do you have power out to the carport where the homeless guy was sleeping?