Astronomical Power Bill!

[fishbjc]

Our house is 2900 sf....elec dryer only, run ca as needed....about $120/summer....$70/$80 winter.

I live in the dark though....dh doesn't allow lights,

[fishbjc]

move to Phoenix...invest in solar panels...they may pay YOU.

[Anonymous]

Early-80s black-roofed (not well insulated, either) 1300 s.f. Cape Cod with quite a few oak trees but electric everything= average power bill of $112/mo.  I'm on the budget billing plan, so that's averaging out gummy Virginia summers and dreary cold winters.

Though, since I've gotten married, I can keep the heat lower in the winter.  Between MrMS and the 9 kitties (in the winter, anywhere from 4-7 of them sleep with us), I stay toasty at night!

We've looked at adding solar panels when we will put in a new 2-story shed (the house doesn't get enough direct sunlight), and it would be upwards of $10k.  I hope the price of solar comes down soon, I keep hearing about all these fabulous breakthroughs that should make it cheaper...

-MsMS

[fused]

I forgot to add...we hardly use the AC

[athensguy]

...........Days KWh Cost Daily
This Mth 30 1230 147.47 4.91
Last Mth 30 1209 144.66 4.82

I live in a 2800 Sq. Ft house in GA. Two ACs, Set on 75. I have gas water heating.

[Anonymous]

Some of those are frightening! Our July electric was $166 and the gas was $45. We have central AC and around 1800 sq ft. I try to keep the AC at 77 and we run multiple ceiling fans around the clock. The next 2 bills will be our high ones for the summer and will probably run around $250. I have no idea why the prices are so much more reasonable in the midwest, but I'm not complaining!

[Anonymous]

Um....770 sq feet = shoebox ...$293.17 this month!

[FretlessMayhem]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Um....770 sq feet = shoebox ...$293.17 this month!

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If you don't mind me being nosy...what state do you live in Up? That just strikes me as astronomically high.

[guiness56]

I moved to a house in the winter in WA and my gas bill was almost $1000 and the electric was $500.  This was for one month.  I moved. 

[thrasher865]

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FretlessMayhem wrote:

But that gets me thinking as to why the power company here is regulated by state government. Is that normal?

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Utility companies have to be regulated by the Government, because they are granted a monopoly on their areas of service.