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Your Electric Bill

Deadly Sushi

Deadly Sushi

The One, The Only, Sushi
May I ask how much you owe on AVERAGE every month?

I just got a statment of $116.47 for ONE month!!! Im in a one bedroom apartment!!! My family and friends say thats nuts! They have a 5 bedroom and its $210 a month. I dont get it. :sad:

Am I getting screwed? :ermm:
 
We average $250 a month and that's high and it gets higher every month with the "added" fuel charges etc.:furious: We have a large two story house. My sister and her hubby live upstairs and my hubby, my son and I live downstairs, so $250 is our half of the bill.
 
I presently heat and cool over 3000 sq/ft over 3 floors, bear in mind the basement downstairs (1200 sq/ft) pretty much takes care of its self. With open balcony it's actually more like 3600 sq/ft. I am currently all electric with a geo-thermal HVAC system until I get my gas line completed from the gas well to supplement heating and appliance conversion.

We're not very good about conserving, ceiling fans run continually, always 3 PC's running, TV's on all time, typical appliances (freezer, refrig, DW, W/D, dehumidifier, etc...). Our current monthly average for the spring, summer, and fall is $140 a month. Four months of the year in the winter, it shoots to an average of $225.
 
On average, currently, I'd guess about $180 per month (which is on the "high side").

I've got about 3500 sq ft, 3 floors, with a walk out basement which is below grade.

Not the way I'd do it, but the house came with one Gas-A/C HVAC system per floor using LP for heat (two systems which I've changed out and replaced since me moved here).

Highest electric bill this year was this past June at $235 (usually summer with the A/C running for four months is on average the highest months for electric). Keep in mind though, that's with a new whole house dehumidifier that I installed with the new first floor heat pump system. June also was the hottest month this year here in N.C. That puppy (dehumidifier) draws 14 amps by itself, so overall, I don't think I can complain about June's bill. Since the dehumidifier was new and I'm running an "experiement" with the system, in July I didn't run the dehumidifier to see how it would affect the electric bill. July's bill (which was almost as hot as June) was $209. My wife told me per the comfort of the whole house dehumidifier (which is one reason for the "experiment"), she told me to leave the whole house dehumidifier running 24/7.

I have cut down on my LP use by going dual fuel on the third floor, and since I went strictly heat pump on the first floor with a set of gas logs for back up heat, I'm curious as to how much I'm going to cut down on the LP use in winter and how much of a rise in electric I'll see in the same time frame (winter).

Sush,

What are you paying per KW?

Do you get a "discount" per the amount of electricity you use?

Does your electric bill supply the average use for the last year on your statement?

If so, do you see a jump in use on any of the months anywhere?

Any chance you have something running (using electric) that you may of forgot about?

Last year we got a bill in April for close to $350 that really had me scratching my head. Turns out it was a 3/4 hp water pump that was broken and was continually running non stop. Replaced the motor and power bill dropped back to normal.
 
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Wow,

That is one thing we have is cheap electricity. Our bill runs $125.00 to $150.00 per month. Our house is 5000 square feet and we have two air conditioners. But the majority of our house runs on gas so it basically is lights and air conditioning only.
 
thcri said:
Wow,

That is one thing we have is cheap electricity. Our bill runs $125.00 to $150.00 per month. Our house is 5000 square feet and we have two air conditioners. But the majority of our house runs on gas so it basically is lights and air conditioning only.
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Off subject, apologies, but curious as to what you KW cost is, and what does your gas bill run you during the winter months?

I was amazed that Montreal is a HUGE heat pump market due to electric rates.
 
dzalphakilo said:
Off subject, apologies, but curious as to what you KW cost is, and what does your gas bill run you during the winter months?

I was amazed that Montreal is a HUGE heat pump market due to electric rates.
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On the way out to church, have to usher today. I believe it is around 8.5 Cents. When I get back I can look up the gas and electrical.


Murph
 
I think our rates are around 8.5 cents too. The last few months on our house have been under $100. Our house is similar to DZ's 3500 sq ft. Three stories, walk out below grade basement.

It's been a good summer. I've barely had to run our heat pumps.

I think we get up over $200 in the winter.
 
$60-$80
It's just me here, washer and dryer are electric, gas furnace, gas stove.
Smallish two bedroom house.
 
I don't write the check, but I think we average about $200. 3500 sf all electric house, 2 heat pumps, 2 fridges, and a 25 sf freezer. KW rate here is 7.5 cents.
Hutch
 
If you analyze your electric usage bill closely it gets interesting. We buy our electric from a member owned rural cooperative and are billed once per year. Our total electric bill for last year was $875.27. Our usage was 10,402 KWH which amounts to a total KWH cost of.084. This figure includes various service charges such as taxes of $42.80, basic service charge of $162.00, credits of $30.11 for members to make the total $875.27 for the year. Our actual cost just for the electricity is about .067 per KWH. The extras add considerable to the overall bill on each customers account. Our cost for our medium size home is about $72.94 per month. So I would say we get off cheap for the luxury of our remote location and having grid service electricity service.

Our neighbors which are many in the area not on the electric grid spend up to $60,000.00 for generators, solar panels, battery packs and wind turbines to generate enough electricity to maintain their cabins/homes. We are the last customer on the grid power line to the west and really appreciate what it means to have grid power available......:mrgreen:
 
Prior month may have been estimated usage and now you are paying the difference??? Need to look at last month's bill to determine this.
 
August was nasty for us; up nearly 50% from last years! Didn't double check the meter; they may have read it wrong, but the math was right for the bill [however, I think one of the discounts at this time last year, no longer exists] with a fairly high usage.

Usually we do well under $100 a couple months, over $100 for maybe 8 months, and maybe around $150 when the AC is working hard.

We didn't clean the AC this year, and it's probably due for a little R22 so perhaps it could be running inefficient.

Probably about $.07/kwh, but the surcharges ect. ect. makes a dime pretty easy math.
 
Been in this 2500 ft2 house for 11 months now. Average monthly bill is $127 over that 11 month period. Oklahoma power is pretty expensive at 9.7 cents per KWH, and 10.3 cents when all the junk fees are added in.

Standard 10 SEER 5-ton cooling with 120K BTUH 80% AFUE LPG furnace. Recently purchased winter LP gas at $2.16 per gallon, so I figure about $215 per month for heating, so a total energy bill of $342 per month. We had an early and very cold winter, and a hot summer with over two-weeks of up to 108 degree highs. In the summer we keep the t-stat at 72 degrees average while sleeping, and 75 degrees set-back during the day. Winter, sleep at 60 degrees and 70 degrees occupied.

If/when I replace the system, I'll probably go duel fuel with a 96% AFUE LPG furnace & heat pump.
 
Sush, set the thermostat to 66 in the winter, 74 in the summer. Get rid of the fish so you won't be running water heaters and air pumps all day. Only spend about an hour/day on FF so your computer won't be running all day. Stop watching Dr Who marathons for 24hrs straight unless it's in the winter and you're also using the TV set as a heat source. Hang your clothes to dry. Give your stove and microwave a rest by eating more fresh foods. Stop ironing your towels. Sell the electric toe nail clipper on eBay. Stick your head out the window rather than using a blow dryer. :gay:
 
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I thought electricity was expensive here. My last bill was $58. The previous month was about $70. The house is about 1200 sq. ft. Electric water heater, range, dryer, well pump. We have two window air conditioner units, but very rarely need them.

After seeing what the rest of you pay, I will stop complaining.
 
Sush,

What are you paying per KW?

Do you get a "discount" per the amount of electricity you use?

Does your electric bill supply the average use for the last year on your statement?

If so, do you see a jump in use on any of the months anywhere?

Any chance you have something running (using electric) that you may of forgot about?
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Im going to have to check on the KW amount DZ. But I have a 950 Sq. Ft apartment. I have one box A/C unit and most of my lights are generally turned off. I do have 2 ceiling fans constantly running on Medium. The A/C is generally not on. Just the fan on the unit to circulate air so I guess thats another fan PLUS I have an air purifier so there is another fan. I have a 36" tube TV. Mainly my computer, fans and Fridge/Freezer going 24/7. Hmmmm.....

Sush, set the thermostat to 66 in the winter, 74 in the summer. Get rid of the fish so you won't be running water heaters and air pumps all day. Only spend about an hour/day on FF so your computer won't be running all day. Stop watching Dr Who marathons for 24hrs straight unless it's in the winter and you're also using the TV set as a heat source. Hang your clothes to dry. Give your stove and microwave a rest by eating more fresh foods. Stop ironing your towels. Sell the electric toe nail clipper on eBay. Stick your head out the window rather than using a blow dryer. :gay:
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There is no thermostat on the A/C unit to set it at a certain temp.... The water filter and heater would probably cut down on some juice. True.
I will not spend just an hour a day on FF. :glare: I watch Doctor WHo on my computer. I dont have a washer or dryer in my apartment. Cutting down on cooking food? No way man. I still have to cook potatoes and my ramen noodles. I rarely use the oven. I dont iron anything. I dont use a darn blow dryer and YOU gave me that electric toe nail clipper as a gift.
 
I have no idea :confused2: Redneck pays the bills.....sometimes he stomps around ranting, and makes us keep the thermostat up, and he turns lights out in rooms we aren't in....saying something about making us pay the electric bill....We believe he's serious so we try....
 
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