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$407.72 electric bill

Normally around $160/month?
I have all electric appliances and my bill doesn't exceed $90/month. And the air conditioning has been on for a couple months straight. How can you have a $160/month bill on average?
 
Back in the winter, my house had a $1500 bill... damn electric heating and having a large farmhouse!

--Mark
 
meh, if you lived in Australia, that would be a fairly normal bill, normally mine is around $580-600 during winter and $500ish the rest of the year
 
Originally posted by: Uppsala9496
Normally around $160/month?
I have all electric appliances and my bill doesn't exceed $90/month. And the air conditioning has been on for a couple months straight. How can you have a $160/month bill on average?
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How big is your house? We have a 4-bed room, two story house.
 
Originally posted by: GeneValgene
Originally posted by: armatron
WTF


all of the sudden I get a "60 day billing" that is due on the 15th for $400+. WTFWTF.


I'm on the phone right now. I have a townhouse... even at 60 days... $400? It's normally around $160....


on hold... she's checking if my rates somehow 'got' changed



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are you saying it's normally 160 for 60 days? or 30 days?
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for 30. that's water, sewage, electric
 
Originally posted by: Stumps
meh, if you lived in Australia, that would be a fairly normal bill, normally mine is around $580-600 during winter and $500ish the rest of the year
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What the hell do you people use to generate electricity down there, faberge eggs?
 
Mine averages between $100- $150. I need to turn down my water heateer and watch how much I use the AC. It used to be around $80. 🙁
 
Was it based on an estimated meter reading? Sometimes when they did not get a chance to read the meter, they bill you based on historic usage and when they take the actual reading next time, you'll be credited for the difference.
 
Originally posted by: Jzero
Was it based on an estimated meter reading? Sometimes when they did not get a chance to read the meter, they bill you based on historic usage and when they take the actual reading next time, you'll be credited for the difference.
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i don't think so, but i guess i don't know for sure
 
Originally posted by: K1052
Originally posted by: Stumps
meh, if you lived in Australia, that would be a fairly normal bill, normally mine is around $580-600 during winter and $500ish the rest of the year
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What the hell do you people use to generate electricity down there, faberge eggs?
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nah, just lack of competition means higher prices, we generally pay more for everything here, fuel, food, electricity, rego on cars etc, it cost me nearly $1000 just to register my car in june
 
This is why I have my hydro on a budget. The hydro company gives me a solid price to pay each month and I pay that and nothing more...

Sure - I get screwed in the spring and fall... but in the summer I can have my A/C cranked and in the winter my heat cranked and not worry about it at all!
 
Remember to take into account that electricity costs vary quit a lot from region to region. So just because the bill itself is much higher doesen't necessarily mean they used more electricity than you.

Our electric bill is 175$/mo, and our rate is about $0.08/kWh; cheap.
 
Originally posted by: Eli
Remember to take into account that electricity costs vary quit a lot from region to region. So just because the bill itself is much higher doesen't necessarily mean they used more electricity than you.

Our electric bill is 175$/mo, and our rate is about $0.08/kWh; cheap.
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I pay around $.07/kWh, less if I had interruptible AC, which isn't worth it, IMHO.
 
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Originally posted by: Eli
Remember to take into account that electricity costs vary quit a lot from region to region. So just because the bill itself is much higher doesen't necessarily mean they used more electricity than you.

Our electric bill is 175$/mo, and our rate is about $0.08/kWh; cheap.
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I pay around $.07/kWh, less if I had interruptible AC, which isn't worth it, IMHO.
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That's pretty cheap. My 8 cent figure is after all taxes and fees, so in reality it's a little less.

Some places can be like 14 cents/kWh tho.. yikes.
 
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