My Occasional How Much Was Your Utility Bill Thread

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

I would like to have a roof full of PVC panels and a room full of batteries/inverter.

Our rural co-op does a lot of editorial politcking in their monthly magazine, but it is all aimed at them selling more electricity at a lower cost to them. Very little is devoted to alternative energy sources.

Guess they're pulling for their own dog there.

(I used all three theres in one sentence. )

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

Wow! Almost a year to the day of my last post.

For 10/20-11/13, ave. high 66, ave. low 49, our electric bill is $76.32.

That's the total for everything, no gas, oil, water, etc.

[PigsDad Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close PigsDad]

Last month in Colorado:
Electric: $103
Gas: $44

4000 sq. ft. finished living space (ranch w/ garden-level basement), gas forced air heat and hot water. Effective electric rate of $.069/KWH.

Our electric peaks out at about $150 in the summer w/ A/C running, and gas peak is about $90 in the coldest winter month.

Kurt

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

Last 3 months $122, $125, $129.- I'm all electric and was paying the highest rate in the continental U.S.A..

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

Wow! So far these are amazingly low.

What happened to the energy crisis?

[The Conch Man Past Goumba President & BigFrank's Cigar Buddy! Find all posts View Profile Close The Conch Man]

Not even close Tony! Last 3 electric bills were:

Sept. - $276

Oct. - $254

Nov. - $235

All electric, 1,800 sq. ft. all finish, pool, etc., doesn't include water/sewer & its the highest its every been in the last 4 years! Turned-on the heat the last two days as we got a cold front come thru again already! Yeah, Southwest Florida is a killer & we are in the lowest part of Southwest Florida, 5 hours from Key West which is cold also!

Last 3 months $122, $125, $129.- I'm all electric and was paying the highest rate in the continental U.S.A..

[mas Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close mas]

Bills for Oct.

Gas $25.83
Electric $59.78

House is 3700 sf w/2400 sf finished.

Gas is actually the biggest bill with the largest fluctuation. It hits $200 in the dead of winter(Jan/Feb). Electric is pretty stable with summer heating use offset by a 15% discount for use of 'energy saver' switch (installed by the electric co. and used to switch power on and off to the A/C compressor during peak demand times).

[philsfan Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close philsfan]

South of Phoenix

2000 sq ft, one floor w/pool filter that runs 8-12 hrs a day depending on the season. Drip irrigation that runs an hour every couple of days. Gas heat and hot water.

Oct - Elec - 162, Gas 29, Water/Sewer 65
Nov - Elec - 95, Gas 35, Water/Sewer 63

The gas bill will climb now that it's a frigid 68 degrees during the day and forty somthing at night. Brrrr.

We've been in this house 20 months. Highest electric was 352 this past September. We had company from the east coast for two weeks so we turned down the thermostat for them. Lowest was 82 this past March. Highest gas was 106 this past March and lowest was 25. Half of our gas bills have been below 30.

Water and sewer are between 60 and 65 every month.

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

It's been a warm fall and I'm cold and heavy into conservation, but the $ 300 and $ 400 bills will be coming even with the cheaper electric supplier that will be kicking in in December or January.

Not even close Tony! Last 3 electric bills were:

Sept. - $276

Oct. - $254

Nov. - $235

All electric, 1,800 sq. ft. all finish, pool, etc., doesn't include water/sewer & its the highest its every been in the last 4 years! Turned-on the heat the last two days as we got a cold front come thru again already! Yeah, Southwest Florida is a killer & we are in the lowest part of Southwest Florida, 5 hours from Key West which is cold also!

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

Sept - Elec $148.58 Gas $51.72

Oct - Elec $100.77 Gas $97.34

Nov - Elec $87.62 Gas $146.26

October I actually broke even with the budget acount of $310/month and as of November they owe me about $85.

2100 sq ft of furnished living space. Water is ~ $50 every 3 months.

I actually had the heat on for a day or two in June this year and don't think the c/a was on for more than 2 weeks all summer long. The heat is 3 zones. The lowest level is hardly ever on. The middle is on during the day but turned down around 10PM each night. The bedroom level is on 68 degrees 24 x 7 unless we are away.

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

Something weird is happening with our utility bills. They were sky-high last winter, crazy high for gas.

We did get the attic completely re-insulated with R30 insulation and we also added insulation in the basement.

But for the past three months, our cost for gas has been ZERO, and now this month it's $130, which is very very very low for us. And the heat is on. I think the utility company realized they had overcharged us last year and now they're refiguring....

[rod Member Find all posts View Profile Close rod]

gas (heating, hot water, cooking)
10/17/09-11/16/09
6800 cubic feet, $78.22

electricity
10/16/09-11/13/09
518 kilowatt-hours, $71.13 ($.137/KWH)

water & sewage
10/16/09-11/13/09
400 cubic feet, $40.09

[kbletzer Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close kbletzer]

our latest bills were:

281. elect.

105. gas

we are on a monthly budget plan for both where they take your annual total and divide by 12 and you pay that number.

our home is over 4100 sq feet, 5 beds , 4 baths and cathedrals in great room, mstr suite and rec room. We have only 1 fireplace but we do have an inground pool that stays open a minimum of 6 months per year and it runs constantly.

[Luanne Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Luanne]

We are on a plan where our usage is averaged and we pay the same amount each month. For the past couple of years our payments have been $381/month for gas and electric. This month the payment due was $157. Happy Holidays!

[Larry Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Larry]

We probably have one of the highest utility bills in the country. I have an average sized house just under 2000 square feet and my new budget is $353 for electric (central air) and $272 for gas (gas heat) per month.

OK but I still think mine are the highest and I forgot about my water bill so add another $51 for this months bill but I shut off my sprinkler system last month and during the summer it was $150 to over $200 per month.

Still getting ripped off on Long Island.